Monterey vs Star City

A side-by-side comparison of Monterey and Star City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Monterey has the higher population (270 vs 211 in Star City). Star City has the higher median household income ($40,536 vs $36,866 in Monterey). Since 2019, Star City's population has grown faster (+23.4% vs -22.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Monterey	Star City
Population	270	211
Median age	46.5 yrs	58.2 yrs
Median household income	$36,866	$40,536
Median home value	$89,300	—
Median gross rent	$579	—
Housing units	150	149
Homeownership rate	43.6%	56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	15.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monterey	Star City
Population	350 → 270 (-22.9%)	171 → 211 (+23.4%)
Median household income	$60,750 → $36,866 (-39.3%)	$34,306 → $40,536 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$82,500 → $89,300 (+8.2%)	$87,200 → $9,999 (-88.5%)
Median gross rent	$792 → $579 (-26.9%)	—

Monterey

Population

350270

Median household income

$60,750$36,866

Median home value

$82,500$89,300

Median gross rent

$792$579

Star City

Population

171211

Median household income

$34,306$40,536

Median home value

$87,200$9,999

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monterey	Star City
Under 5	15.2%	13.3%
5 to 17	7.0%	2.8%
18 to 24	5.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.0%	5.7%
35 to 44	11.9%	9.5%
45 to 54	31.9%	9.0%
55 to 64	10.0%	12.3%
65 to 74	2.2%	39.3%
75 and over	6.3%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monterey	Star City
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	100.0%
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	3.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monterey	Star City
No high school diploma	3.6%	10.7%
High school graduate	57.9%	62.7%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monterey	Star City
Drove alone	51.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	41.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monterey	Star City
1-unit, detached	52.7%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	12.8%
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	47.3%	22.1%

Poverty & households

	Monterey	Star City
Poverty rate	6.7%	0.0%
Average household size	1.93	1.72
Mean commute (minutes)	23	—
Median year structure built	1975	1938