COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rison vs Monticello
PLACE A
Rison, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Monticello, Florida
Rison is 67% smaller than Monticello. Monticello earns more, with a median household income $10,488 higher. Monticello has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -28%).
RISONMONTICELLODIFFERENCE
Total population9172,767−67% vs Monticello
Population density280690−410
Population growth-28.1%3.3%−31.4 pts
Median age37.544.2−6.7
Male45.1%44.5%+0.6 pts
Female54.9%55.5%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born1.3%1.2%+0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic49.6%53.4%−3.9 pts
Black48.5%43.3%+5.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.4%0.9%−0.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.6%2.4%−0.8 pts
Median household income$35,855$46,343−$10,488
Per capita income$19,337$30,581−$11,244
Poverty rate46.3%23.3%+23.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4490.468−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.0%24.3%−8.3 pts
Graduate degree3.4%7.7%−4.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.5%0.2%+2.3 pts
Labor force participation35.9%48.4%−12.5 pts
Median home value$115,500$211,000−$95,500
Median gross rent$505$799−$294
Owner-occupied49.3%66.3%−17.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.8%9.0%+8.8 pts
Rent-burdened households45.0%58.2%−13.2 pts
Average commute22.022.8−0.8
Worked from home2.2%10.5%−8.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.0%12.4%−7.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025