Population 976 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Montour
Household size in Montour
| Period | Montour | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.47 | 2.44 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.56 | 2.45 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.88 | 2.43 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.47 | 2.43 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.00 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
The average household in Montour has 2.47 people, under the U.S. average of 2.65. That is in line with the rest of Iowa.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Montour
| Period | Montour | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 42.7 | 38.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 41.6 | 39.3 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 42.1 | 39.7 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 42.0 | 39.8 | 40.1 |
| Change | −0.7 | +1.0 | +2.3 |
Montour skews a little older than the country: its median age is 42.0, against 40.1 nationally.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Montour
| Period | Montour | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.9% | 9.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.1% | 9.9% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 12.8% | 10.0% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 22.2% | 10.0% | 11.6% |
| Change | +11.3 pts | +0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head more than one in five households in Montour (22.2%), well above the national share of 11.6%. Since 2006–10, the single-parent share has risen 11.3 points, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Montour
Renters in Montour
| Period | Montour | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 27.2% | 26.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 29.5% | 28.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 27.3% | 28.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 37.6% | 28.3% | 34.8% |
| Change | +10.4 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Nearly four in ten households in Montour rent their homes (37.6%), close to the national share of 34.8%. Renters make up a bigger share here than in Iowa as a whole (28.3%). Just over half of owners (52.3%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Montour
| Period | Montour | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.3% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.4% | 8.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 20.4% | 9.4% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 8.1% | 8.8% | 9.6% |
| Change | −0.2 pts | +0.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Fewer homes sit empty in Montour than nationally: 8.1%, against 9.6% for the U.S. The picture is much the same across Iowa.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Montour
| Period | Montour | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1962 | 1965 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1960 | 1967 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1963 | 1969 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1971 | 1971 | 1980 |
| Change | +10 | +6 | +6 |
The housing in Montour is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1971, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates. The picture is much the same across Iowa.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Montour
| Period | Montour | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $606 | $669 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $526 | $732 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $840 | $821 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $860 | $1,020 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$254 | +$351 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Montour costs $860 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 30.8% of household income on rent, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Montour
Bachelor's degrees in Montour
| Period | Montour | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.8% | 26.5% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.5% | 27.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.0% | 29.3% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 20.9% | 32.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | +6.0 pts | +5.8 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Montour: 20.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Montour
| Period | Montour | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 84.8% | 90.4% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 89.0% | 91.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 89.9% | 92.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 91.7% | 93.0% | 89.3% |
| Change | +6.9 pts | +2.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
About nine in ten adults in Montour have finished high school (91.7%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%. The picture is much the same across Iowa.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Montour
| Period | Montour | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.5% | 5.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 5.3% | 5.4% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.6% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.3% | 3.7% | 5.4% |
| Change | +0.8 pts | −1.5 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment runs high in Montour: 7.3% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Montour compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montour | 2.47 | 42.0 | 22.2% | 37.6% | 8.1% | 1971 | $860 | 20.9% | 91.7% | 7.3% |
| Le Grand | 2.14 | 47.9 | 5.5% | 8.7% | 16.8% | 1973 | $578 | 25.0% | 97.5% | 3.0% |
| Tama | 2.71 | 40.2 | 17.5% | 27.5% | 13.6% | 1964 | $865 | 12.9% | 85.7% | 8.1% |
| Toledo | 2.41 | 40.5 | 19.9% | 36.3% | 11.9% | 1964 | $943 | 22.9% | 94.0% | 5.7% |
| Garwin | 2.30 | 42.9 | 6.0% | 15.9% | 10.9% | 1954 | $767 | 22.7% | 92.5% | 0.7% |
| Quarry | 2.13 | 57.1 | 5.9% | 7.2% | 7.4% | 1962 | $858 | 27.1% | 98.0% | 2.4% |
| Gilman | 2.53 | 39.8 | 16.6% | 12.8% | 9.4% | 1951 | $810 | 19.1% | 94.8% | 5.0% |
| Ferguson | 2.57 | 38.6 | 26.5% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1942 | $1,060 | 29.7% | 98.6% | 0.4% |
| Green Mountain | 2.22 | 57.1 | 1.3% | 10.7% | 6.0% | 1956 | $908 | 16.8% | 98.8% | 3.3% |
| Sheridan | 2.04 | 47.1 | 3.8% | 20.5% | 7.9% | 1974 | $974 | 22.5% | 99.3% | 5.7% |
| Dunbar | 2.24 | 49.6 | 4.0% | 19.6% | 9.3% | 1953 | $897 | 15.7% | 96.6% | 2.6% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Montour. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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