Monticello vs Wilmar

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

Monticello and Wilmar 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 605 in Wilmar). Monticello has the higher median household income ($27,998 vs $21,532 in Wilmar). Monticello has the higher median home value ($128,900 vs $101,700 in Wilmar).

Population, income & housing

	Monticello	Wilmar
Population	8,320	605
Median age	37.4 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$27,998	$21,532
Median home value	$128,900	$101,700
Median gross rent	$676	$953
Housing units	4,082	327
Homeownership rate	46.7%	70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monticello	Wilmar
Population	9,508 → 8,320 (-12.5%)	300 → 605 (+101.7%)
Median household income	$36,496 → $27,998 (-23.3%)	$38,750 → $21,532 (-44.4%)
Median home value	$99,500 → $128,900 (+29.5%)	$65,400 → $101,700 (+55.5%)
Median gross rent	$672 → $676 (+0.6%)	$531 → $953 (+79.5%)

Monticello

Population

9,5088,320

Median household income

$36,496$27,998

Median home value

$99,500$128,900

Median gross rent

$672$676

Wilmar

Population

300605

Median household income

$38,750$21,532

Median home value

$65,400$101,700

Median gross rent

$531$953

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monticello	Wilmar
Under 5	4.3%	4.8%
5 to 17	14.9%	19.7%
18 to 24	20.0%	6.0%
25 to 34	8.1%	8.4%
35 to 44	10.3%	13.7%
45 to 54	13.1%	3.8%
55 to 64	11.9%	18.8%
65 to 74	11.7%	14.4%
75 and over	5.7%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monticello	Wilmar
White (non-Hispanic)	53.1%	30.2%
Black or African American	40.2%	69.8%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monticello	Wilmar
No high school diploma	10.7%	12.8%
High school graduate	34.4%	45.6%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monticello	Wilmar
Drove alone	81.5%	75.2%
Carpooled	9.3%	23.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monticello	Wilmar
1-unit, detached	57.2%	58.7%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.9%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	33.6%

Poverty & households

	Monticello	Wilmar
Poverty rate	28.4%	30.9%
Average household size	2.14	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	15	25
Median year structure built	1981	1975