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Montrose is a Census village of 255 people across 0.64 square miles of land, lying across Effingham County and Cumberland County. Median household income is $60,625, 73.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Montrose
What Montrose is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.64 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land400 plus or minus 141
- County holding the largest share of its areaEffingham County, 82.2 percent
- Counties this place lies inEffingham County 82.2 percent, Cumberland County 17.8 percent
Montrose crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Montrose
How many people live in Montrose
- Population255 plus or minus 90
- Median age40.5 plus or minus 17.6
- Population under 1851 plus or minus 28
- Share under 1820.0 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Population 65 and over57 plus or minus 25
- Share 65 and over22.4 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Households95 plus or minus 32
- Family households75 plus or minus 29
- Share of households that are families78.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Montrose
Income and work in Montrose
- Median household income$60,625 plus or minus $24,800
- Per capita income$27,485 plus or minus $6,814
- Civilian labor force135 plus or minus 55
- Employed133 plus or minus 55
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate1.5 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over165 plus or minus 53
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.5 percent plus or minus 39.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.3 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.6 percent plus or minus 8.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Montrose
Housing in Montrose
- Housing units110 plus or minus 33
- Occupied units95 plus or minus 32
- Vacant units15 plus or minus 13
- Vacancy rate13.6 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Owner occupied70 plus or minus 22
- Renter occupied25 plus or minus 20
- Ownership rate73.7 percent plus or minus 33.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$125,000 plus or minus $42,416
- Median gross rent, monthly$392 plus or minus $386
- Annual rent as a share of median income7.8 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Single family units89 plus or minus 34
- Share single family80.9 percent plus or minus 18.6
- Units in buildings of two or more8 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more7.3 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Mobile homes13 plus or minus 11
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Montrose
How Montrose gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute118 plus or minus 46
- Commuting under 15 minutes40 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.9 percent plus or minus 15.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more28 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.7 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Drove alone85.0 percent plus or minus 48.3
- Carpooled1.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport1.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Worked from home11.3 percent plus or minus 14.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Montrose
Flood risk in Montrose
- NFIP communityVillage of Montrose
- NFIP community number170230
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Village of Montrose participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170230 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Effingham County, not Montrose
Effingham County context, not Montrose figures
- Establishments in Effingham County1,263
- Covered employment, Effingham County23,242
- Average annual pay, Effingham County$53,064
- Housing units permitted, Effingham County30
Every figure in this section is published for Effingham County as a whole and is not a measurement of Montrose.
All Effingham County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Montrose questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Montrose, Illinois?
255, in 95 households. Montrose village covers 0.64 square miles of land, which is 400 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Montrose in?
Montrose lies in more than one. By area it is 82.2 percent in Effingham County, 17.8 percent in Cumberland County. This page sits under Effingham County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Montrose?
$60,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $125,000. Median gross rent is $392 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Montrose in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Montrose appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Montrose, village of, community 170230, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Montrose figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Effingham County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Montrose.
Is zoning published for Montrose?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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