Monticello vs Navajo Mountain

A side-by-side comparison of Monticello and Navajo Mountain: population, income, housing, and more.

Monticello and Navajo Mountain are places in Utah. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Monticello has the higher population (1,941 vs 643 in Navajo Mountain). Monticello has the higher median home value ($307,900 vs $9,999 in Navajo Mountain). Since 2019, Navajo Mountain's population has grown faster (+135.5% vs -25.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Monticello	Navajo Mountain
Population	1,941	643
Median age	37.6 yrs	20.8 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	—
Median home value	$307,900	$9,999
Median gross rent	$1,065	$693
Housing units	732	236
Homeownership rate	78.2%	50.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	6.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	52.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monticello	Navajo Mountain
Population	2,604 → 1,941 (-25.5%)	273 → 643 (+135.5%)
Median household income	$63,500 → $63,750 (+0.4%)	—
Median home value	$175,500 → $307,900 (+75.4%)	$58,300 → $9,999 (-82.8%)
Median gross rent	$904 → $1,065 (+17.8%)	$708 → $693 (-2.1%)

Monticello

Population

2,6041,941

Median household income

$63,500$63,750

Median home value

$175,500$307,900

Median gross rent

$904$1,065

Navajo Mountain

Population

273643

Median home value

$58,300$9,999

Median gross rent

$708$693

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monticello	Navajo Mountain
Under 5	6.4%	3.1%
5 to 17	16.1%	24.3%
18 to 24	9.6%	27.7%
25 to 34	15.1%	5.3%
35 to 44	12.4%	4.8%
45 to 54	5.8%	18.8%
55 to 64	15.8%	4.0%
65 to 74	11.7%	9.6%
75 and over	7.1%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monticello	Navajo Mountain
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	1.1%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.4%	50.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	36.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monticello	Navajo Mountain
No high school diploma	1.3%	35.3%
High school graduate	37.3%	21.1%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monticello	Navajo Mountain
Drove alone	46.6%	59.9%
Carpooled	14.9%	21.0%
Public transit	0.0%	10.8%
Walked	12.8%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.5%	4.2%
Other means	6.2%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monticello	Navajo Mountain
1-unit, detached	86.1%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	13.9%	8.1%

Poverty & households

	Monticello	Navajo Mountain
Poverty rate	5.7%	72.8%
Average household size	2.77	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1973	1986