Monticello

Population: 4,677
Median household income: $62,106
Median home value: $165,700

Monticello is a community in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, home to 4,677 residents. Its median household income of $62,106 runs in line with the East Baton Rouge Parish figure of $63,075.

From 2019 to 2023, Monticello's population declined 2.0% from 4,774 to 4,677, while its median home value rose 13.7% from $145,700 to $165,700.

The typical home was built around 1979. 9.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,677
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $62,106
Median home value: $165,700
Median gross rent: $1,178
Housing units: 1,749
Homeownership rate: 77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,7744,677

Median household income

$53,538$62,106

Median home value

$145,700$165,700

Median gross rent

$974$1,178

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,774	$53,538	$145,700	$974
2020	4,926	$59,063	$155,200	$1,006
2021	4,804	$57,606	$153,200	$1,069
2022	4,767	$62,540	$169,200	$1,141
2023	4,677	$62,106	$165,700	$1,178

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.8%

5 to 1722.9%

18 to 2415.6%

25 to 346.9%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	84	1.8%
5 to 17	1,070	22.9%
18 to 24	731	15.6%
25 to 34	321	6.9%
35 to 44	569	12.2%
45 to 54	580	12.4%
55 to 64	670	14.3%
65 to 74	509	10.9%
75 and over	143	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	164	3.5%
Black or African American	4,320	92.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	27	0.6%
Two or more races	19	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	146	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.4%

High school graduate40.4%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree11.8%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	96	3.4%
High school graduate	1,129	40.4%
Some college or associate's	928	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	329	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	310	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone89.4%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,803	89.4%
Carpooled	187	9.3%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	26	1.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	134	6.7%
15 to 29 min	1,007	50.6%
30 to 44 min	492	24.7%
45 to 59 min	122	6.1%
60+ min	236	11.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 9.9% (463 of 4,677)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,255	74.4%
Nonfamily households	432	25.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,687	96.5%
Vacant	62	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,310	77.7%
Renter-occupied	377	22.3%

1-unit, detached90.3%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,579	90.3%
1-unit, attached	43	2.5%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	65	3.7%
20 or more units	62	3.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2251645
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.39 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.4881, -91.0447