COMPARING TWO PLACES
Montrose vs Meridian
PLACE A
Montrose, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Meridian, Idaho
Montrose is 99% smaller than Meridian. Meridian earns more, with a median household income $47,526 higher. Meridian has grown faster since 2000 (57% vs -20%).
MONTROSEMERIDIANDIFFERENCE
Total population1,275142,988−99% vs Meridian
Population density9913,879−2,889
Population growth-20.2%56.7%−76.9 pts
Median age40.437.5+2.9
Male52.9%49.7%+3.2 pts
Female47.1%50.3%−3.2 pts
Foreign-born2.2%5.0%−2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.1%80.6%+12.5 pts
Black0.1%1.2%−1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%10.5%−8.8 pts
Asian0.9%2.4%−1.4 pts
Other4.2%5.3%−1.2 pts
Median household income$53,269$100,795−$47,526
Per capita income$30,192$50,506−$20,314
Poverty rate24.6%6.0%+18.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4390.425+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.6%44.2%−26.6 pts
Graduate degree8.4%14.8%−6.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.5%2.7%+2.9 pts
Labor force participation60.7%69.7%−9.0 pts
Median home value$168,400$531,600−$363,200
Median gross rent$854$1,805−$951
Owner-occupied57.7%74.6%−16.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.6%3.1%+14.4 pts
Rent-burdened households38.4%47.9%−9.5 pts
Average commute21.122.4−1.3
Worked from home11.1%19.4%−8.3 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.1%+0.3 pts
Uninsured7.9%6.9%+1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025