Hammond vs Monticello

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

Hammond 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 602 in Hammond). Monticello has the higher median household income ($88,611 vs $73,571 in Hammond). Monticello has the higher median home value ($196,000 vs $104,700 in Hammond).

Population, income & housing

	Hammond	Monticello
Population	602	6,332
Median age	33.4 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$73,571	$88,611
Median home value	$104,700	$196,000
Median gross rent	$608	$1,030
Housing units	297	2,817
Homeownership rate	85.9%	84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	38.4%
Unemployment rate	19.3%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hammond	Monticello
Population	482 → 602 (+24.9%)	5,695 → 6,332 (+11.2%)
Median household income	$42,206 → $73,571 (+74.3%)	$75,274 → $88,611 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$80,700 → $104,700 (+29.7%)	$163,000 → $196,000 (+20.2%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $608 (-2.7%)	$972 → $1,030 (+6.0%)

Hammond

Population

482602

Median household income

$42,206$73,571

Median home value

$80,700$104,700

Median gross rent

$625$608

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)

	Hammond	Monticello
Under 5	6.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	19.8%	14.7%
18 to 24	6.6%	5.1%
25 to 34	19.3%	14.8%
35 to 44	3.7%	12.7%
45 to 54	15.3%	7.4%
55 to 64	11.3%	17.0%
65 to 74	12.6%	12.4%
75 and over	5.5%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hammond	Monticello
White (non-Hispanic)	97.2%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hammond	Monticello
No high school diploma	12.3%	4.1%
High school graduate	40.5%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	24.3%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	11.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hammond	Monticello
Drove alone	87.8%	90.7%
Carpooled	5.9%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	7.2%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hammond	Monticello
1-unit, detached	81.8%	79.2%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	9.0%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Hammond	Monticello
Poverty rate	3.8%	6.1%
Average household size	2.30	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	38	23
Median year structure built	1962	1976