Houstonia vs La Monte

A side-by-side comparison of Houstonia and La Monte: population, income, housing, and more.

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

La Monte has the higher population (978 vs 255 in Houstonia). La Monte has the higher median household income ($63,021 vs $37,396 in Houstonia). La Monte has the higher median home value ($104,800 vs $48,900 in Houstonia).

Population, income & housing

	Houstonia	La Monte
Population	255	978
Median age	54.9 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$37,396	$63,021
Median home value	$48,900	$104,800
Median gross rent	$850	$663
Housing units	169	420
Homeownership rate	95.9%	60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.6%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Houstonia	La Monte
Population	124 → 255 (+105.6%)	1,178 → 978 (-17.0%)
Median household income	$68,750 → $37,396 (-45.6%)	$40,594 → $63,021 (+55.2%)
Median home value	$66,300 → $48,900 (-26.2%)	$84,000 → $104,800 (+24.8%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $850 (+14.6%)	$652 → $663 (+1.7%)

Houstonia

Population

124255

Median household income

$68,750$37,396

Median home value

$66,300$48,900

Median gross rent

$742$850

La Monte

Population

1,178978

Median household income

$40,594$63,021

Median home value

$84,000$104,800

Median gross rent

$652$663

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Houstonia	La Monte
Under 5	3.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	9.8%	14.9%
18 to 24	6.7%	16.8%
25 to 34	7.8%	10.4%
35 to 44	7.5%	11.0%
45 to 54	15.3%	15.5%
55 to 64	33.7%	9.7%
65 to 74	4.3%	9.8%
75 and over	11.8%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Houstonia	La Monte
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	55.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	38.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Houstonia	La Monte
No high school diploma	12.7%	26.9%
High school graduate	39.0%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	13.7%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	33.2%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Houstonia	La Monte
Drove alone	85.1%	59.9%
Carpooled	4.0%	29.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	10.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Houstonia	La Monte
1-unit, detached	88.8%	74.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	17.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Houstonia	La Monte
Poverty rate	8.6%	13.9%
Average household size	1.76	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	31	18
Median year structure built	1955	1964