Anamosa vs Monticello

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

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

Anamosa has the higher population (5,553 vs 4,055 in Monticello). Monticello has the higher median household income ($67,788 vs $56,167 in Anamosa). Anamosa has the higher median home value ($164,900 vs $160,500 in Monticello).

Population, income & housing

	Anamosa	Monticello
Population	5,553	4,055
Median age	40.9 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,167	$67,788
Median home value	$164,900	$160,500
Median gross rent	$897	$659
Housing units	2,105	1,977
Homeownership rate	72.2%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anamosa	Monticello
Population	5,476 → 5,553 (+1.4%)	3,837 → 4,055 (+5.7%)
Median household income	$41,603 → $56,167 (+35.0%)	$53,068 → $67,788 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$103,400 → $164,900 (+59.5%)	$120,400 → $160,500 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	$598 → $897 (+50.0%)	$613 → $659 (+7.5%)

Anamosa

Population

5,4765,553

Median household income

$41,603$56,167

Median home value

$103,400$164,900

Median gross rent

$598$897

Monticello

Population

3,8374,055

Median household income

$53,068$67,788

Median home value

$120,400$160,500

Median gross rent

$613$659

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anamosa	Monticello
Under 5	3.7%	6.5%
5 to 17	16.2%	15.4%
18 to 24	6.5%	5.6%
25 to 34	12.8%	13.1%
35 to 44	18.6%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.9%
55 to 64	12.0%	14.7%
65 to 74	8.1%	10.9%
75 and over	9.9%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anamosa	Monticello
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	90.6%
Black or African American	6.1%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anamosa	Monticello
No high school diploma	9.3%	6.5%
High school graduate	44.5%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anamosa	Monticello
Drove alone	78.7%	85.0%
Carpooled	14.6%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	4.2%
Other means	0.4%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anamosa	Monticello
1-unit, detached	66.3%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	10.2%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	10.2%
20 or more units	2.1%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Anamosa	Monticello
Poverty rate	20.4%	5.1%
Average household size	2.33	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	30	19
Median year structure built	1971	1966