Monticello vs Westminster

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

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

Monticello has the higher population (4,677 vs 2,810 in Westminster). Westminster has the higher median household income ($89,944 vs $62,106 in Monticello). Westminster has the higher median home value ($248,300 vs $165,700 in Monticello).

Population, income & housing

	Monticello	Westminster
Population	4,677	2,810
Median age	37.5 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$62,106	$89,944
Median home value	$165,700	$248,300
Median gross rent	$1,178	$1,417
Housing units	1,749	1,512
Homeownership rate	77.7%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	54.7%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monticello	Westminster
Population	4,774 → 4,677 (-2.0%)	2,760 → 2,810 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$53,538 → $62,106 (+16.0%)	$88,778 → $89,944 (+1.3%)
Median home value	$145,700 → $165,700 (+13.7%)	$256,700 → $248,300 (-3.3%)
Median gross rent	$974 → $1,178 (+20.9%)	$1,519 → $1,417 (-6.7%)

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

Westminster

Population

2,7602,810

Median household income

$88,778$89,944

Median home value

$256,700$248,300

Median gross rent

$1,519$1,417

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monticello	Westminster
Under 5	1.8%	12.0%
5 to 17	22.9%	5.1%
18 to 24	15.6%	8.1%
25 to 34	6.9%	20.1%
35 to 44	12.2%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.4%	13.4%
55 to 64	14.3%	12.2%
65 to 74	10.9%	6.2%
75 and over	3.1%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monticello	Westminster
White (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	79.9%
Black or African American	92.4%	10.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.4%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monticello	Westminster
No high school diploma	3.4%	2.3%
High school graduate	40.4%	8.1%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	35.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	18.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monticello	Westminster
Drove alone	89.4%	83.4%
Carpooled	9.3%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	3.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.3%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monticello	Westminster
1-unit, detached	90.3%	67.3%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	16.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	0.3%
20 or more units	3.5%	14.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Monticello	Westminster
Poverty rate	9.9%	3.6%
Average household size	2.77	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	31	26
Median year structure built	1979	1973