Monticello

Population: 1,277
Median household income: $28,920
Median home value: $114,200

Monticello, a community in Lawrence County, Mississippi, has 1,277 residents. At $28,920, its median household income sits below Lawrence County's $43,368.

From 2019 to 2023, Monticello's population declined 6.7% from 1,369 to 1,277, while its median home value rose 15.5% from $98,900 to $114,200.

96.4% of workers drive to work alone. 74.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,277
Median age: 41.4 yrs
Median household income: $28,920
Median home value: $114,200
Median gross rent: $394
Housing units: 789
Homeownership rate: 68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Unemployment rate: 10.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3691,277

Median household income

$31,731$28,920

Median home value

$98,900$114,200

Median gross rent

$589$394

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,369	$31,731	$98,900	$589
2020	1,380	$25,000	$106,200	$436
2021	1,411	$25,536	$104,800	$472
2022	1,277	$27,150	$120,800	—
2023	1,277	$28,920	$114,200	$394

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

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 345.6%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	111	8.7%
5 to 17	223	17.5%
18 to 24	108	8.5%
25 to 34	71	5.6%
35 to 44	157	12.3%
45 to 54	148	11.6%
55 to 64	180	14.1%
65 to 74	182	14.3%
75 and over	97	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	853	66.8%
Black or African American	338	26.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	1.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	38	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	32	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.9%

High school graduate40.2%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree13.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	99	11.9%
High school graduate	336	40.2%
Some college or associate's	231	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	110	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	59	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone96.4%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	404	96.4%
Carpooled	15	3.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	182	43.4%
15 to 29 min	34	8.1%
30 to 44 min	89	21.2%
45 to 59 min	13	3.1%
60+ min	101	24.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 30.2% (376 of 1,246)

	Count	Share
Family households	243	44.9%
Nonfamily households	298	55.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	541	68.6%
Vacant	248	31.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	369	68.2%
Renter-occupied	172	31.8%

1-unit, detached74.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units11.2%

5 to 19 units12.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	588	74.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	88	11.2%
5 to 19 units	100	12.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2848560
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.17 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 31.5532, -90.1187