Lacey vs Monticello

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

Lacey 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 684 in Lacey). Lacey has the higher median household income ($60,339 vs $27,998 in Monticello). Lacey has the higher median home value ($215,100 vs $128,900 in Monticello).

Population, income & housing

	Lacey	Monticello
Population	684	8,320
Median age	11.9 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,339	$27,998
Median home value	$215,100	$128,900
Median gross rent	—	$676
Housing units	143	4,082
Homeownership rate	100.0%	46.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lacey	Monticello
Population	585 → 684 (+16.9%)	9,508 → 8,320 (-12.5%)
Median household income	—	$36,496 → $27,998 (-23.3%)
Median home value	$164,500 → $215,100 (+30.8%)	$99,500 → $128,900 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$672 → $676 (+0.6%)

Lacey

Population

585684

Median home value

$164,500$215,100

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)

	Lacey	Monticello
Under 5	12.3%	4.3%
5 to 17	44.2%	14.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	20.0%
25 to 34	21.3%	8.1%
35 to 44	2.6%	10.3%
45 to 54	18.0%	13.1%
55 to 64	1.6%	11.9%
65 to 74	0.0%	11.7%
75 and over	0.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lacey	Monticello
White (non-Hispanic)	60.5%	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	0.0%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	39.5%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lacey	Monticello
No high school diploma	39.9%	10.7%
High school graduate	39.3%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lacey	Monticello
Drove alone	92.9%	81.5%
Carpooled	7.1%	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)

	Lacey	Monticello
1-unit, detached	100.0%	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	0.0%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Lacey	Monticello
Poverty rate	52.0%	28.4%
Average household size	4.78	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	—	15
Median year structure built	2012	1981