Heidelberg vs Monte Alto

A side-by-side comparison of Heidelberg and Monte Alto: population, income, housing, and more.

Heidelberg and Monte Alto are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Monte Alto has the higher population (2,260 vs 2,221 in Heidelberg). Monte Alto has the higher median household income ($40,920 vs $31,466 in Heidelberg). Monte Alto has the higher median home value ($96,400 vs $59,200 in Heidelberg).

Population, income & housing

	Heidelberg	Monte Alto
Population	2,221	2,260
Median age	31.4 yrs	25.6 yrs
Median household income	$31,466	$40,920
Median home value	$59,200	$96,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,013
Housing units	662	709
Homeownership rate	92.6%	93.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.9%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	30.1%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Heidelberg	Monte Alto
Population	1,368 → 2,221 (+62.4%)	1,968 → 2,260 (+14.8%)
Median household income	$43,710 → $31,466 (-28.0%)	$36,250 → $40,920 (+12.9%)
Median home value	$39,900 → $59,200 (+48.4%)	$62,100 → $96,400 (+55.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$569 → $1,013 (+78.0%)

Heidelberg

Population

1,3682,221

Median household income

$43,710$31,466

Median home value

$39,900$59,200

Monte Alto

Population

1,9682,260

Median household income

$36,250$40,920

Median home value

$62,100$96,400

Median gross rent

$569$1,013

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Heidelberg	Monte Alto
Under 5	2.0%	13.7%
5 to 17	15.4%	21.1%
18 to 24	19.4%	14.7%
25 to 34	20.7%	8.9%
35 to 44	6.8%	8.8%
45 to 54	13.6%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.1%	6.9%
65 to 74	5.2%	10.7%
75 and over	3.8%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Heidelberg	Monte Alto
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	100.0%	97.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Heidelberg	Monte Alto
No high school diploma	47.2%	40.0%
High school graduate	25.2%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	24.7%	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	2.5%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Heidelberg	Monte Alto
Drove alone	52.3%	74.9%
Carpooled	4.3%	14.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	18.4%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	4.4%
Other means	19.4%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Heidelberg	Monte Alto
1-unit, detached	90.6%	86.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	0.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	10.2%

Poverty & households

	Heidelberg	Monte Alto
Poverty rate	12.4%	54.3%
Average household size	3.84	3.80
Mean commute (minutes)	10	17
Median year structure built	1984	1997