Martelle vs Monticello

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

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

Monticello has the higher population (4,055 vs 432 in Martelle). Martelle has the higher median household income ($95,000 vs $67,788 in Monticello). Monticello has the higher median home value ($160,500 vs $130,000 in Martelle).

Population, income & housing

	Martelle	Monticello
Population	432	4,055
Median age	33.7 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$95,000	$67,788
Median home value	$130,000	$160,500
Median gross rent	$720	$659
Housing units	151	1,977
Homeownership rate	84.5%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martelle	Monticello
Population	232 → 432 (+86.2%)	3,837 → 4,055 (+5.7%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $95,000 (+85.4%)	$53,068 → $67,788 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$108,800 → $130,000 (+19.5%)	$120,400 → $160,500 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $720 (+10.8%)	$613 → $659 (+7.5%)

Martelle

Population

232432

Median household income

$51,250$95,000

Median home value

$108,800$130,000

Median gross rent

$650$720

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)

	Martelle	Monticello
Under 5	5.6%	6.5%
5 to 17	27.1%	15.4%
18 to 24	7.9%	5.6%
25 to 34	10.6%	13.1%
35 to 44	18.8%	11.5%
45 to 54	15.7%	11.9%
55 to 64	9.0%	14.7%
65 to 74	3.0%	10.9%
75 and over	2.3%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martelle	Monticello
White (non-Hispanic)	81.9%	90.6%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	15.7%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martelle	Monticello
No high school diploma	1.6%	6.5%
High school graduate	37.7%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	44.7%	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martelle	Monticello
Drove alone	79.3%	85.0%
Carpooled	5.5%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martelle	Monticello
1-unit, detached	96.0%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Martelle	Monticello
Poverty rate	10.6%	5.1%
Average household size	3.04	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	28	19
Median year structure built	1943	1966