Monticello vs Old Jefferson

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

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

Old Jefferson has the higher population (7,790 vs 4,677 in Monticello). Old Jefferson has the higher median household income ($85,466 vs $62,106 in Monticello). Old Jefferson has the higher median home value ($235,900 vs $165,700 in Monticello).

Population, income & housing

	Monticello	Old Jefferson
Population	4,677	7,790
Median age	37.5 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,106	$85,466
Median home value	$165,700	$235,900
Median gross rent	$1,178	$1,174
Housing units	1,749	3,777
Homeownership rate	77.7%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	56.4%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monticello	Old Jefferson
Population	4,774 → 4,677 (-2.0%)	7,659 → 7,790 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$53,538 → $62,106 (+16.0%)	$70,323 → $85,466 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$145,700 → $165,700 (+13.7%)	$197,300 → $235,900 (+19.6%)
Median gross rent	$974 → $1,178 (+20.9%)	$1,256 → $1,174 (-6.5%)

Monticello

Population

4,7744,677

Median household income

$53,538$62,106

Median home value

$145,700$165,700

Median gross rent

$974$1,178

Old Jefferson

Population

7,6597,790

Median household income

$70,323$85,466

Median home value

$197,300$235,900

Median gross rent

$1,256$1,174

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monticello	Old Jefferson
Under 5	1.8%	5.2%
5 to 17	22.9%	16.0%
18 to 24	15.6%	8.8%
25 to 34	6.9%	14.6%
35 to 44	12.2%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.7%
55 to 64	14.3%	6.4%
65 to 74	10.9%	20.4%
75 and over	3.1%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monticello	Old Jefferson
White (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	65.0%
Black or African American	92.4%	19.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monticello	Old Jefferson
No high school diploma	3.4%	9.1%
High school graduate	40.4%	15.2%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	19.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	44.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monticello	Old Jefferson
Drove alone	89.4%	87.6%
Carpooled	9.3%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.3%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monticello	Old Jefferson
1-unit, detached	90.3%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	7.1%
20 or more units	3.5%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Monticello	Old Jefferson
Poverty rate	9.9%	8.9%
Average household size	2.77	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	31	25
Median year structure built	1979	1989