Monett vs Seligman

A side-by-side comparison of Monett and Seligman: population, income, housing, and more.

Monett and Seligman are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Monett has the higher population (9,734 vs 974 in Seligman). Monett has the higher median household income ($45,821 vs $45,052 in Seligman). Monett has the higher median home value ($149,000 vs $85,000 in Seligman).

Population, income & housing

	Monett	Seligman
Population	9,734	974
Median age	34.5 yrs	27.3 yrs
Median household income	$45,821	$45,052
Median home value	$149,000	$85,000
Median gross rent	$862	$785
Housing units	3,943	397
Homeownership rate	52.8%	49.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	4.9%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monett	Seligman
Population	8,984 → 9,734 (+8.3%)	881 → 974 (+10.6%)
Median household income	$39,728 → $45,821 (+15.3%)	$26,827 → $45,052 (+67.9%)
Median home value	$106,900 → $149,000 (+39.4%)	$78,300 → $85,000 (+8.6%)
Median gross rent	$774 → $862 (+11.4%)	$638 → $785 (+23.0%)

Monett

Population

8,9849,734

Median household income

$39,728$45,821

Median home value

$106,900$149,000

Median gross rent

$774$862

Seligman

Population

881974

Median household income

$26,827$45,052

Median home value

$78,300$85,000

Median gross rent

$638$785

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monett	Seligman
Under 5	6.8%	10.7%
5 to 17	22.4%	25.4%
18 to 24	7.9%	7.8%
25 to 34	14.3%	15.0%
35 to 44	13.6%	9.9%
45 to 54	7.6%	14.4%
55 to 64	9.2%	10.8%
65 to 74	9.1%	3.6%
75 and over	9.1%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monett	Seligman
White (non-Hispanic)	62.9%	80.4%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.9%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.2%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	28.9%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monett	Seligman
No high school diploma	17.4%	21.2%
High school graduate	42.8%	44.8%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monett	Seligman
Drove alone	77.6%	81.7%
Carpooled	12.3%	11.7%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	1.6%
Other means	1.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monett	Seligman
1-unit, detached	69.4%	54.2%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	21.1%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	40.3%

Poverty & households

	Monett	Seligman
Poverty rate	18.8%	20.0%
Average household size	2.72	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	19	26
Median year structure built	1974	1988