Monticello vs South Fallsburg

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

Monticello and South Fallsburg are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Monticello has the higher population (7,252 vs 1,850 in South Fallsburg). South Fallsburg has the higher median household income ($47,566 vs $47,464 in Monticello). South Fallsburg has the higher median home value ($314,700 vs $152,600 in Monticello).

Population, income & housing

	Monticello	South Fallsburg
Population	7,252	1,850
Median age	33.8 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$47,464	$47,566
Median home value	$152,600	$314,700
Median gross rent	$977	$939
Housing units	3,375	1,257
Homeownership rate	27.8%	43.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	9.7%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monticello	South Fallsburg
Population	6,433 → 7,252 (+12.7%)	2,168 → 1,850 (-14.7%)
Median household income	$31,723 → $47,464 (+49.6%)	$26,113 → $47,566 (+82.2%)
Median home value	$106,900 → $152,600 (+42.8%)	$209,400 → $314,700 (+50.3%)
Median gross rent	$925 → $977 (+5.6%)	$706 → $939 (+33.0%)

Monticello

Population

6,4337,252

Median household income

$31,723$47,464

Median home value

$106,900$152,600

Median gross rent

$925$977

South Fallsburg

Population

2,1681,850

Median household income

$26,113$47,566

Median home value

$209,400$314,700

Median gross rent

$706$939

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monticello	South Fallsburg
Under 5	6.9%	10.4%
5 to 17	16.3%	22.9%
18 to 24	11.4%	4.5%
25 to 34	16.8%	7.8%
35 to 44	11.3%	14.9%
45 to 54	13.4%	13.6%
55 to 64	10.6%	9.8%
65 to 74	8.4%	8.9%
75 and over	5.1%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monticello	South Fallsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	29.1%	26.1%
Black or African American	19.6%	17.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	5.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	40.5%	53.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monticello	South Fallsburg
No high school diploma	27.3%	29.7%
High school graduate	32.2%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	20.9%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monticello	South Fallsburg
Drove alone	71.2%	44.3%
Carpooled	9.7%	34.2%
Public transit	1.7%	0.0%
Walked	5.9%	6.8%
Bicycle	2.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	14.7%
Other means	2.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monticello	South Fallsburg
1-unit, detached	32.2%	59.0%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	17.1%	24.6%
5 to 19 units	22.0%	10.6%
20 or more units	18.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Monticello	South Fallsburg
Poverty rate	29.5%	34.3%
Average household size	2.43	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	23	13
Median year structure built	1967	1970