Monticello vs Winchester

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

Monticello and Winchester 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 138 in Winchester). Winchester has the higher median household income ($43,462 vs $27,998 in Monticello). Monticello has the higher median home value ($128,900 vs $38,000 in Winchester).

Population, income & housing

	Monticello	Winchester
Population	8,320	138
Median age	37.4 yrs	63.1 yrs
Median household income	$27,998	$43,462
Median home value	$128,900	$38,000
Median gross rent	$676	—
Housing units	4,082	76
Homeownership rate	46.7%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	8.1%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monticello	Winchester
Population	9,508 → 8,320 (-12.5%)	181 → 138 (-23.8%)
Median household income	$36,496 → $27,998 (-23.3%)	$30,703 → $43,462 (+41.6%)
Median home value	$99,500 → $128,900 (+29.5%)	$60,800 → $38,000 (-37.5%)
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

Winchester

Population

181138

Median household income

$30,703$43,462

Median home value

$60,800$38,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monticello	Winchester
Under 5	4.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.9%	2.2%
18 to 24	20.0%	8.7%
25 to 34	8.1%	2.2%
35 to 44	10.3%	11.6%
45 to 54	13.1%	9.4%
55 to 64	11.9%	22.5%
65 to 74	11.7%	43.5%
75 and over	5.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monticello	Winchester
White (non-Hispanic)	53.1%	10.9%
Black or African American	40.2%	86.2%
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%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monticello	Winchester
No high school diploma	10.7%	26.0%
High school graduate	34.4%	61.0%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	4.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monticello	Winchester
Drove alone	81.5%	55.6%
Carpooled	9.3%	38.9%
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%	5.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monticello	Winchester
1-unit, detached	57.2%	65.8%
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%	34.2%

Poverty & households

	Monticello	Winchester
Poverty rate	28.4%	2.2%
Average household size	2.14	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	15	18
Median year structure built	1981	1976