Delano vs Monticello

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

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

Monticello has the higher population (14,607 vs 6,712 in Delano). Delano has the higher median household income ($118,091 vs $81,563 in Monticello). Delano has the higher median home value ($347,500 vs $298,400 in Monticello).

Population, income & housing

	Delano	Monticello
Population	6,712	14,607
Median age	35.8 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$118,091	$81,563
Median home value	$347,500	$298,400
Median gross rent	$909	$1,462
Housing units	2,579	5,565
Homeownership rate	77.3%	64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.7%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delano	Monticello
Population	6,085 → 6,712 (+10.3%)	13,583 → 14,607 (+7.5%)
Median household income	$101,798 → $118,091 (+16.0%)	$70,394 → $81,563 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$258,700 → $347,500 (+34.3%)	$199,900 → $298,400 (+49.3%)
Median gross rent	$851 → $909 (+6.8%)	$1,023 → $1,462 (+42.9%)

Delano

Population

6,0856,712

Median household income

$101,798$118,091

Median home value

$258,700$347,500

Median gross rent

$851$909

Monticello

Population

13,58314,607

Median household income

$70,394$81,563

Median home value

$199,900$298,400

Median gross rent

$1,023$1,462

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delano	Monticello
Under 5	8.7%	6.9%
5 to 17	22.4%	19.6%
18 to 24	5.3%	11.2%
25 to 34	11.5%	14.5%
35 to 44	16.3%	15.8%
45 to 54	10.9%	10.9%
55 to 64	11.8%	11.4%
65 to 74	6.2%	5.6%
75 and over	6.9%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delano	Monticello
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	84.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delano	Monticello
No high school diploma	2.4%	11.9%
High school graduate	23.4%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	35.9%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delano	Monticello
Drove alone	76.6%	74.5%
Carpooled	5.3%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	15.4%	10.3%
Other means	1.7%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delano	Monticello
1-unit, detached	76.5%	57.0%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	10.1%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	8.7%
20 or more units	9.5%	10.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	Delano	Monticello
Poverty rate	3.2%	8.8%
Average household size	2.64	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	29	29
Median year structure built	1994	1997