Monticello vs Wyoming

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

Monticello and Wyoming 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 529 in Wyoming). Monticello has the higher median household income ($67,788 vs $67,125 in Wyoming). Monticello has the higher median home value ($160,500 vs $104,300 in Wyoming).

Population, income & housing

	Monticello	Wyoming
Population	4,055	529
Median age	42.1 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$67,788	$67,125
Median home value	$160,500	$104,300
Median gross rent	$659	$812
Housing units	1,977	298
Homeownership rate	71.0%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	10.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monticello	Wyoming
Population	3,837 → 4,055 (+5.7%)	445 → 529 (+18.9%)
Median household income	$53,068 → $67,788 (+27.7%)	$49,545 → $67,125 (+35.5%)
Median home value	$120,400 → $160,500 (+33.3%)	$68,100 → $104,300 (+53.2%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $659 (+7.5%)	$575 → $812 (+41.2%)

Monticello

Population

3,8374,055

Median household income

$53,068$67,788

Median home value

$120,400$160,500

Median gross rent

$613$659

Wyoming

Population

445529

Median household income

$49,545$67,125

Median home value

$68,100$104,300

Median gross rent

$575$812

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monticello	Wyoming
Under 5	6.5%	4.0%
5 to 17	15.4%	15.9%
18 to 24	5.6%	14.7%
25 to 34	13.1%	4.7%
35 to 44	11.5%	18.0%
45 to 54	11.9%	16.1%
55 to 64	14.7%	11.0%
65 to 74	10.9%	7.9%
75 and over	10.2%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monticello	Wyoming
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	90.9%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monticello	Wyoming
No high school diploma	6.5%	7.5%
High school graduate	33.3%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monticello	Wyoming
Drove alone	85.0%	76.6%
Carpooled	7.2%	16.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	4.7%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monticello	Wyoming
1-unit, detached	69.3%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	19.1%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	0.7%
20 or more units	5.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Monticello	Wyoming
Poverty rate	5.1%	19.3%
Average household size	2.19	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	19	30
Median year structure built	1966	1956