Hartz Lake vs Monterey

A side-by-side comparison of Hartz Lake and Monterey: population, income, housing, and more.

Hartz Lake and Monterey are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hartz Lake has the higher population (291 vs 270 in Monterey). Hartz Lake has the higher median household income ($43,659 vs $36,866 in Monterey). Since 2019, Hartz Lake's population has grown faster (+11.9% vs -22.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Hartz Lake	Monterey
Population	291	270
Median age	37.5 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$43,659	$36,866
Median home value	—	$89,300
Median gross rent	—	$579
Housing units	145	150
Homeownership rate	100.0%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	8.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartz Lake	Monterey
Population	260 → 291 (+11.9%)	350 → 270 (-22.9%)
Median household income	—	$60,750 → $36,866 (-39.3%)
Median home value	—	$82,500 → $89,300 (+8.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$792 → $579 (-26.9%)

Hartz Lake

Population

260291

Monterey

Population

350270

Median household income

$60,750$36,866

Median home value

$82,500$89,300

Median gross rent

$792$579

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hartz Lake	Monterey
Under 5	5.5%	15.2%
5 to 17	30.9%	7.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.6%
25 to 34	3.1%	10.0%
35 to 44	15.5%	11.9%
45 to 54	38.5%	31.9%
55 to 64	0.0%	10.0%
65 to 74	6.5%	2.2%
75 and over	0.0%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartz Lake	Monterey
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	85.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartz Lake	Monterey
No high school diploma	30.8%	3.6%
High school graduate	10.3%	57.9%
Some college or associate's	45.9%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartz Lake	Monterey
Drove alone	43.9%	51.8%
Carpooled	56.1%	41.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartz Lake	Monterey
1-unit, detached	34.5%	52.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	65.5%	47.3%

Poverty & households

	Hartz Lake	Monterey
Poverty rate	56.4%	6.7%
Average household size	3.27	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	1987	1975