COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ridgway vs Montrose
PLACE A
Ridgway, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Montrose, Pennsylvania
Ridgway is 205% larger than Montrose. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Ridgway has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -20%).
RIDGWAYMONTROSEDIFFERENCE
Total population3,8931,275+205% vs Montrose
Population density1,490991+500
Population growth-1.0%-20.2%+19.3 pts
Median age46.040.4+5.6
Male49.8%52.9%−3.1 pts
Female50.2%47.1%+3.1 pts
Foreign-born0.8%2.2%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.8%93.1%+0.7 pts
Black0.4%0.1%+0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%1.7%−1.4 pts
Asian0.3%0.9%−0.6 pts
Other5.1%4.2%+1.0 pts
Median household income$52,863$53,269−$406
Per capita income$28,461$30,192−$1,731
Poverty rate13.0%24.6%−11.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4180.439−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%17.6%+7.0 pts
Graduate degree5.9%8.4%−2.4 pts
Unemployment rate6.7%5.5%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation56.7%60.7%−4.0 pts
Median home value$94,900$168,400−$73,500
Median gross rent$744$854−$110
Owner-occupied71.7%57.7%+13.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.4%17.6%−9.2 pts
Rent-burdened households35.5%38.4%−2.9 pts
Average commute19.721.1−1.5
Worked from home7.9%11.1%−3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.4%−0.1 pts
Uninsured4.8%7.9%−3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025