La Monte

Population: 978
Median household income: $63,021
Median home value: $104,800

Located in Pettis County, Missouri, La Monte is a community with a population of 978. At $63,021, its median household income sits above Pettis County's $60,232.

Between 2019 and 2023, La Monte's population declined 17.0% from 1,178 to 978, while its median home value rose 24.8% from $84,000 to $104,800.

The median resident is 37.5 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 16.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 978
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $63,021
Median home value: $104,800
Median gross rent: $663
Housing units: 420
Homeownership rate: 60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,178978

Median household income

$40,594$63,021

Median home value

$84,000$104,800

Median gross rent

$652$663

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,178	$40,594	$84,000	$652
2020	1,046	$41,759	$79,200	$637
2021	1,083	$44,688	$79,900	$654
2022	1,029	$60,474	$95,200	$646
2023	978	$63,021	$104,800	$663

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 2416.8%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	54	5.5%
5 to 17	146	14.9%
18 to 24	164	16.8%
25 to 34	102	10.4%
35 to 44	108	11.0%
45 to 54	152	15.5%
55 to 64	95	9.7%
65 to 74	96	9.8%
75 and over	61	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	538	55.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	14	1.4%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	44	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	378	38.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma26.9%

High school graduate32.2%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree0.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	165	26.9%
High school graduate	198	32.2%
Some college or associate's	178	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	68	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5	0.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone59.9%

Carpooled29.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	303	59.9%
Carpooled	151	29.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	52	10.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	179	39.4%
15 to 29 min	209	46.0%
30 to 44 min	37	8.1%
45 to 59 min	19	4.2%
60+ min	10	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 13.9% (135 of 973)

	Count	Share
Family households	231	64.3%
Nonfamily households	128	35.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	359	85.5%
Vacant	61	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	218	60.7%
Renter-occupied	141	39.3%

1-unit, detached74.0%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units17.6%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	311	74.0%
1-unit, attached	7	1.7%
2 to 4 units	74	17.6%
5 to 19 units	25	6.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2940520
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.08 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.7717, -93.4239