Monticello vs New Glarus

A side-by-side comparison of Monticello and New Glarus: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New Glarus has the higher population (2,276 vs 1,186 in Monticello). New Glarus has the higher median household income ($98,224 vs $70,625 in Monticello). New Glarus has the higher median home value ($267,600 vs $200,000 in Monticello).

Population, income & housing

	Monticello	New Glarus
Population	1,186	2,276
Median age	40.3 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$70,625	$98,224
Median home value	$200,000	$267,600
Median gross rent	$822	$968
Housing units	587	961
Homeownership rate	61.7%	77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	37.2%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monticello	New Glarus
Population	1,092 → 1,186 (+8.6%)	1,990 → 2,276 (+14.4%)
Median household income	$57,174 → $70,625 (+23.5%)	$68,864 → $98,224 (+42.6%)
Median home value	$136,800 → $200,000 (+46.2%)	$165,100 → $267,600 (+62.1%)
Median gross rent	$671 → $822 (+22.5%)	$793 → $968 (+22.1%)

Monticello

Population

1,0921,186

Median household income

$57,174$70,625

Median home value

$136,800$200,000

Median gross rent

$671$822

New Glarus

Population

1,9902,276

Median household income

$68,864$98,224

Median home value

$165,100$267,600

Median gross rent

$793$968

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monticello	New Glarus
Under 5	6.2%	2.7%
5 to 17	11.6%	22.1%
18 to 24	9.7%	3.5%
25 to 34	16.6%	9.7%
35 to 44	9.6%	16.2%
45 to 54	7.2%	11.3%
55 to 64	18.7%	16.4%
65 to 74	14.8%	9.0%
75 and over	5.6%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monticello	New Glarus
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	93.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monticello	New Glarus
No high school diploma	3.7%	2.7%
High school graduate	42.0%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monticello	New Glarus
Drove alone	87.3%	76.6%
Carpooled	3.2%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	11.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monticello	New Glarus
1-unit, detached	61.3%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	25.4%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.7%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Monticello	New Glarus
Poverty rate	7.2%	2.9%
Average household size	2.07	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	29	29
Median year structure built	1962	1958