Monticello vs Tillar

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

Monticello and Tillar 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 129 in Tillar). Tillar has the higher median household income ($36,250 vs $27,998 in Monticello). Since 2019, Monticello's population has grown faster (-12.5% vs -43.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Monticello	Tillar
Population	8,320	129
Median age	37.4 yrs	70.8 yrs
Median household income	$27,998	$36,250
Median home value	$128,900	—
Median gross rent	$676	—
Housing units	4,082	94
Homeownership rate	46.7%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monticello	Tillar
Population	9,508 → 8,320 (-12.5%)	228 → 129 (-43.4%)
Median household income	$36,496 → $27,998 (-23.3%)	$36,705 → $36,250 (-1.2%)
Median home value	$99,500 → $128,900 (+29.5%)	$73,900 → $106,300 (+43.8%)
Median gross rent	$672 → $676 (+0.6%)	—

Monticello

Population

9,5088,320

Median household income

$36,496$27,998

Median home value

$99,500$128,900

Median gross rent

$672$676

Tillar

Population

228129

Median household income

$36,705$36,250

Median home value

$73,900$106,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monticello	Tillar
Under 5	4.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.9%	3.1%
18 to 24	20.0%	1.6%
25 to 34	8.1%	8.5%
35 to 44	10.3%	3.1%
45 to 54	13.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	11.9%	14.0%
65 to 74	11.7%	35.7%
75 and over	5.7%	34.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monticello	Tillar
White (non-Hispanic)	53.1%	96.1%
Black or African American	40.2%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monticello	Tillar
No high school diploma	10.7%	12.2%
High school graduate	34.4%	59.3%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	17.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

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

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monticello	Tillar
1-unit, detached	57.2%	77.7%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	22.3%

Poverty & households

	Monticello	Tillar
Poverty rate	28.4%	17.1%
Average household size	2.14	1.82
Mean commute (minutes)	15	25
Median year structure built	1981	1971