Iowa · Census place 53625
Monticello city, IA
Quick answer
Monticello city has 4,055 residents, ranking #103 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $67,788, the median home is worth $160,500 and median gross rent runs $659 a month.
- Population
- 4,055Monticello city residents
- Median household income
- $67,788Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $160,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $659Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Monticello city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Monticello city median would spend about 11.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.1% of residents and 71% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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