Monticello vs Shady Dale

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

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

Monticello has the higher population (2,668 vs 347 in Shady Dale). Shady Dale has the higher median household income ($81,250 vs $45,625 in Monticello). Monticello has the higher median home value ($164,100 vs $104,200 in Shady Dale).

Population, income & housing

	Monticello	Shady Dale
Population	2,668	347
Median age	42.8 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$45,625	$81,250
Median home value	$164,100	$104,200
Median gross rent	$1,003	$865
Housing units	1,125	148
Homeownership rate	57.2%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	13.3%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monticello	Shady Dale
Population	2,670 → 2,668 (-0.1%)	359 → 347 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$33,939 → $45,625 (+34.4%)	$56,375 → $81,250 (+44.1%)
Median home value	$110,600 → $164,100 (+48.4%)	$77,500 → $104,200 (+34.5%)
Median gross rent	$492 → $1,003 (+103.9%)	$863 → $865 (+0.2%)

Monticello

Population

2,6702,668

Median household income

$33,939$45,625

Median home value

$110,600$164,100

Median gross rent

$492$1,003

Shady Dale

Population

359347

Median household income

$56,375$81,250

Median home value

$77,500$104,200

Median gross rent

$863$865

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monticello	Shady Dale
Under 5	3.8%	3.7%
5 to 17	22.0%	17.9%
18 to 24	8.7%	7.8%
25 to 34	9.3%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.2%	16.1%
45 to 54	10.6%	18.7%
55 to 64	15.9%	7.8%
65 to 74	11.1%	6.9%
75 and over	7.5%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monticello	Shady Dale
White (non-Hispanic)	44.8%	40.3%
Black or African American	44.9%	11.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	48.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monticello	Shady Dale
No high school diploma	10.2%	32.7%
High school graduate	49.0%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monticello	Shady Dale
Drove alone	72.5%	75.0%
Carpooled	12.6%	18.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	1.4%
Other means	3.9%	5.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monticello	Shady Dale
1-unit, detached	79.1%	65.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.7%	12.8%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	21.6%

Poverty & households

	Monticello	Shady Dale
Poverty rate	15.9%	10.7%
Average household size	2.50	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	27	34
Median year structure built	1976	1989