CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Monticello

Iowa · 3,522 residents · 5.63 sq mi

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Monticello is home to 3,522 people in Iowa. At a median age of 39.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $45,500. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Iowa median by roughly 21%. Median rent is $286 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,522

−2%vs 2000

vs 3,607 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.4

−6%vs 2000

vs 41.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.63 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(211)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(253)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(195)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(228)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(171)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.9%(456)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(509)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548%(280)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(354)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(321)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.7%(343)

US avg: 4%

85 and over5.7%(201)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,784

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,932 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,786

−35%vs 2000

vs $16,699 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.9%

+5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,500

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$286

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $396 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.2%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.0% in 2000

28.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(3,530)

Black0.2%(7)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(42)

Asian0.1%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.8%(3,514)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.2%(8)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.1%(86)

Cuban0.8%(34)

Asian origin

Cambodian0.6%(25)

Filipino0.5%(20)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian2.2%(91)

Ancestry

German33.2%(1,353)

Irish20.4%(829)

English10.6%(433)

American7.4%(302)

French Canadian2.7%(108)

Dutch1.7%(70)

French1.6%(66)

Subsaharan African1.5%(63)

Swiss1.1%(46)

Scottish0.6%(23)

Italian0.5%(22)

Norwegian0.5%(21)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.5%(20)

Czech0.3%(12)

Belgian0.2%(9)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest French Canadian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.5%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.7%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.8 min

−2%vs 2000

vs 18.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married43.6%(742)

Married45.5%(774)

Widowed2.4%(40)

Divorced8.5%(144)

Women 15+

Never married20.9%(361)

Married43.6%(755)

Widowed12.9%(223)

Divorced22.6%(391)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

+0.2 ptssince 2013

from 4.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.6%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 61.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.5%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 22.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.8%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.9%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.7%

−5.7 ptssince 2020

from 81.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.5%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 33.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)15.5%(32)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15%(31)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.7%(57)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War14.1%(29)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II10.7%(22)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 206 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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