Monticello is home to 14,858 people in Minnesota. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 6,990 people. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 34.1, younger than the US median of 38.9. There are 1,651 people per square mile. 8% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,534, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 41%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Monticello
What changed most since 1990
Population4,941 → 14,858(+201%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.0% → 23.5%(+8.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Monticello's population equals 10% of Wright County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 17% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 15% of the county's.
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)15.8%(151)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)41%(391)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.8%(275)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.6%(25)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 954 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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Over time
Monticello, decade by decade
Monticello population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,941
$71,001
$184,565
15.0%
3.1
2000
7,868
$82,674
$229,346
21.2%
10.3
2010
12,759
$92,271
$268,725
22.0%
23.7
2020
14,455
$86,538
$261,316
20.8%
37.4
2024
14,858
$79,534
$323,700
23.5%
36.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
