Monticello vs St. Michael

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

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

St. Michael has the higher population (19,267 vs 14,607 in Monticello). St. Michael has the higher median household income ($130,814 vs $81,563 in Monticello). St. Michael has the higher median home value ($365,800 vs $298,400 in Monticello).

Population, income & housing

	Monticello	St. Michael
Population	14,607	19,267
Median age	33.7 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$81,563	$130,814
Median home value	$298,400	$365,800
Median gross rent	$1,462	$2,038
Housing units	5,565	7,129
Homeownership rate	64.9%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	44.3%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monticello	St. Michael
Population	13,583 → 14,607 (+7.5%)	17,586 → 19,267 (+9.6%)
Median household income	$70,394 → $81,563 (+15.9%)	$114,015 → $130,814 (+14.7%)
Median home value	$199,900 → $298,400 (+49.3%)	$270,600 → $365,800 (+35.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,023 → $1,462 (+42.9%)	$1,078 → $2,038 (+89.1%)

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

St. Michael

Population

17,58619,267

Median household income

$114,015$130,814

Median home value

$270,600$365,800

Median gross rent

$1,078$2,038

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monticello	St. Michael
Under 5	6.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	19.6%	23.0%
18 to 24	11.2%	6.3%
25 to 34	14.5%	11.8%
35 to 44	15.8%	15.7%
45 to 54	10.9%	15.2%
55 to 64	11.4%	12.8%
65 to 74	5.6%	5.7%
75 and over	4.2%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monticello	St. Michael
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	87.3%
Black or African American	1.4%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.4%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monticello	St. Michael
No high school diploma	11.9%	1.6%
High school graduate	31.3%	21.5%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	32.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monticello	St. Michael
Drove alone	74.5%	75.6%
Carpooled	11.7%	7.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.3%
Walked	1.5%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	15.9%
Other means	1.7%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monticello	St. Michael
1-unit, detached	57.0%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	10.1%	13.9%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	0.5%
20 or more units	10.8%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Monticello	St. Michael
Poverty rate	8.8%	4.0%
Average household size	2.64	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	1997	1997