Collins vs Monticello

A side-by-side comparison of Collins and Monticello: population, income, housing, and more.

Collins and Monticello are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Monticello has the higher population (8,320 vs 98 in Collins). Monticello has the higher median home value ($128,900 vs $54,000 in Collins). Since 2019, Monticello's population has grown faster (-12.5% vs -48.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Collins	Monticello
Population	98	8,320
Median age	46.8 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$27,998
Median home value	$54,000	$128,900
Median gross rent	—	$676
Housing units	39	4,082
Homeownership rate	100.0%	46.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.4%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Collins	Monticello
Population	190 → 98 (-48.4%)	9,508 → 8,320 (-12.5%)
Median household income	$90,962 → $103,317 (+13.6%)	$36,496 → $27,998 (-23.3%)
Median home value	$47,500 → $54,000 (+13.7%)	$99,500 → $128,900 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$672 → $676 (+0.6%)

Collins

Population

19098

Median household income

$90,962$103,317

Median home value

$47,500$54,000

Monticello

Population

9,5088,320

Median household income

$36,496$27,998

Median home value

$99,500$128,900

Median gross rent

$672$676

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Collins	Monticello
Under 5	0.0%	4.3%
5 to 17	0.0%	14.9%
18 to 24	9.2%	20.0%
25 to 34	21.4%	8.1%
35 to 44	2.0%	10.3%
45 to 54	26.5%	13.1%
55 to 64	8.2%	11.9%
65 to 74	22.4%	11.7%
75 and over	10.2%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Collins	Monticello
White (non-Hispanic)	98.0%	53.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	40.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Collins	Monticello
No high school diploma	50.6%	10.7%
High school graduate	29.2%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	16.9%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Collins	Monticello
Drove alone	100.0%	81.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Collins	Monticello
1-unit, detached	69.2%	57.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	16.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	30.8%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Collins	Monticello
Poverty rate	0.0%	28.4%
Average household size	2.51	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	—	15
Median year structure built	1979	1981