Monticello is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Monticello enrolled in college, Monticello has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.95 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Monticello doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The overall education level of Monticello citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.68% of adults in Monticello have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Monticello in 2018 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.
