Because there are quite a few people attending college in Monticello, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Monticello provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Monticello spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.95 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small city, Monticello doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Monticello is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.68% of adults in Monticello have a college degree.
The per capita income in Monticello in 2022 was $22,643, which is lower middle income relative to Arkansas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $90,572 for a family of four. However, Monticello contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Monticello is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Monticello home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Monticello residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Monticello include Irish, English, African, German, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Monticello is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
