COMPARING TWO PLACES
Montrose vs Beecher
PLACE A
Montrose, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Beecher, Michigan
Montrose is 85% smaller than Beecher. Montrose earns more, with a median household income $15,754 higher. Beecher has grown faster since 2000 (-14% vs -20%).
MONTROSEBEECHERDIFFERENCE
Total population1,2758,412−85% vs Beecher
Population density9911,430−439
Population growth-20.2%-13.6%−6.6 pts
Median age40.434.4+6.0
Male52.9%45.4%+7.5 pts
Female47.1%54.6%−7.5 pts
Foreign-born2.2%2.5%−0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.1%25.9%+67.3 pts
Black0.1%59.1%−59.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%7.1%−5.3 pts
Asian0.9%0.1%+0.9 pts
Other4.2%7.9%−3.8 pts
Median household income$53,269$37,515+$15,754
Per capita income$30,192$23,890+$6,302
Poverty rate24.6%31.3%−6.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4390.542−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.6%5.2%+12.3 pts
Graduate degree8.4%1.1%+7.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.5%19.2%−13.7 pts
Labor force participation60.7%51.1%+9.6 pts
Median home value$168,400$51,500+$116,900
Median gross rent$854$906−$52
Owner-occupied57.7%48.6%+9.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.6%21.6%−4.1 pts
Rent-burdened households38.4%51.1%−12.8 pts
Average commute21.126.1−5.0
Worked from home11.1%3.5%+7.6 pts
Public transit to work0.4%5.7%−5.2 pts
Uninsured7.9%6.9%+1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024