Atwood vs Monticello

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

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

Monticello has the higher population (6,332 vs 976 in Atwood). Monticello has the higher median household income ($88,611 vs $58,875 in Atwood). Monticello has the higher median home value ($196,000 vs $119,500 in Atwood).

Population, income & housing

	Atwood	Monticello
Population	976	6,332
Median age	38.6 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,875	$88,611
Median home value	$119,500	$196,000
Median gross rent	$743	$1,030
Housing units	501	2,817
Homeownership rate	83.8%	84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	38.4%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atwood	Monticello
Population	946 → 976 (+3.2%)	5,695 → 6,332 (+11.2%)
Median household income	$41,741 → $58,875 (+41.0%)	$75,274 → $88,611 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$85,800 → $119,500 (+39.3%)	$163,000 → $196,000 (+20.2%)
Median gross rent	$587 → $743 (+26.6%)	$972 → $1,030 (+6.0%)

Atwood

Population

946976

Median household income

$41,741$58,875

Median home value

$85,800$119,500

Median gross rent

$587$743

Monticello

Population

5,6956,332

Median household income

$75,274$88,611

Median home value

$163,000$196,000

Median gross rent

$972$1,030

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atwood	Monticello
Under 5	6.5%	4.9%
5 to 17	19.1%	14.7%
18 to 24	5.9%	5.1%
25 to 34	7.8%	14.8%
35 to 44	18.9%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.2%	7.4%
55 to 64	9.9%	17.0%
65 to 74	10.3%	12.4%
75 and over	10.5%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atwood	Monticello
White (non-Hispanic)	99.4%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atwood	Monticello
No high school diploma	4.3%	4.1%
High school graduate	49.9%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	11.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atwood	Monticello
Drove alone	79.8%	90.7%
Carpooled	3.3%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	7.2%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atwood	Monticello
1-unit, detached	90.6%	79.2%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	9.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Atwood	Monticello
Poverty rate	7.4%	6.1%
Average household size	2.23	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1963	1976