Monticello

Population: 8,320
Median household income: $27,998
Median home value: $128,900

Located in Drew County, Arkansas, Monticello is a community with a population of 8,320. At $27,998, its median household income sits below Drew County's $41,071.

Between 2019 and 2023, Monticello's population declined 12.5% from 9,508 to 8,320, while its median home value rose 29.5% from $99,500 to $128,900.

The median resident is 37.4 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 20.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,320
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $27,998
Median home value: $128,900
Median gross rent: $676
Housing units: 4,082
Homeownership rate: 46.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,5088,320

Median household income

$36,496$27,998

Median home value

$99,500$128,900

Median gross rent

$672$676

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,508	$36,496	$99,500	$672
2020	9,392	$33,802	$105,100	$661
2021	8,567	$33,604	$107,900	$711
2022	8,443	$34,176	$131,400	$683
2023	8,320	$27,998	$128,900	$676

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 2420.0%

25 to 348.1%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	358	4.3%
5 to 17	1,240	14.9%
18 to 24	1,665	20.0%
25 to 34	676	8.1%
35 to 44	857	10.3%
45 to 54	1,092	13.1%
55 to 64	989	11.9%
65 to 74	972	11.7%
75 and over	471	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,417	53.1%
Black or African American	3,344	40.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	121	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	399	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	39	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree15.8%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	543	10.7%
High school graduate	1,739	34.4%
Some college or associate's	1,431	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	801	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	543	10.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,396	81.5%
Carpooled	272	9.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	115	3.9%
Bicycle	15	0.5%
Worked from home	141	4.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,723	61.6%
15 to 29 min	609	21.8%
30 to 44 min	277	9.9%
45 to 59 min	82	2.9%
60+ min	107	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 28.4% (2,158 of 7,590)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,763	49.7%
Nonfamily households	1,786	50.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,549	86.9%
Vacant	533	13.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,656	46.7%
Renter-occupied	1,893	53.3%

1-unit, detached57.2%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units16.9%

5 to 19 units10.7%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other10.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,333	57.2%
1-unit, attached	11	0.3%
2 to 4 units	690	16.9%
5 to 19 units	437	10.7%
20 or more units	181	4.4%
Mobile home & other	430	10.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0546580
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.6248, -91.7937