What percentage of people rent in Monticello, IN?

Name: Renters and owners in Monticello, IN, 2020–2024
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35.3% (±8.2 points) of the occupied homes in Monticello, IN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 876 renting households against 1,605 that own their home.

In Monticello, the share of households that rent went from 34.4% in 2015–2019 to 35.3% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 35.3% (±8.2 points)
Renting households: 876 (±245)
Median renter income: $31,744 (±$3,939)

Who rents and who owns in Monticello

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Monticello	White County	Indiana	United States
Renter-occupied share	35.3% (±8.2 points)	19.0% (±2.7 points)	29.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	876 (±245)	1,948 (±300)	799,766 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,605 (±210)	8,306 (±296)	1,916,243 (±9,865)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,744 (±$3,939)	$37,016 (±$9,587)	$42,811 (±$480)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,594 (±$14,736)	$76,043 (±$6,964)	$87,459 (±$395)	$100,009

In Monticello, the renter share is higher than in White County (19.0%).

It is not measurably different from Indiana (29.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In White County, Monticello ranks 2 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 188 of 1,600.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Monticello has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	34.4% (±7.2 points)	35.3% (±8.2 points)	+0.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$671 (±$60)	$927 (±$119)	+38.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$43,182 (±$6,627)	$52,798 (±$10,478)	+22.3%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Monticello

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Monticello
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Monticello	—	35.3% (±8.2 points)	—
Union Township (White County)	0.3 mi	24.5% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Jefferson Township (Carroll County)	5.2 mi	12.4% (±7.2 points)	Lower
Reynolds	5.6 mi	18.0% (±8.0 points)	Lower
Yeoman	5.8 mi	22.7% (±19.7 points)	Not measurably different
Honey Creek Township (White County)	5.9 mi	12.5% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Lincoln Township (White County)	6.0 mi	17.2% (±19.1 points)	Not measurably different
Big Creek Township	6.7 mi	21.1% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Liberty Township (White County)	7.4 mi	4.4% (±4.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Union Township (White County), IN (24.5%), Jefferson Township (Carroll County), IN (12.4%), Reynolds, IN (18.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across White County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Monon	37.1% (±9.6 points)
2	Monticello	35.3% (±8.2 points)
3	West Point Township	27.7% (±16.9 points)
4	Brookston	26.6% (±8.6 points)
5	Union Township (White County)	24.5% (±5.2 points)
6	Chalmers	21.2% (±9.2 points)
7 (tie)	Big Creek Township	21.1% (±7.7 points)
7 (tie)	Monon Township	21.1% (±5.7 points)

Showing 8 of 19 places in White County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Monticello

How many renters are there in Monticello?

Monticello has an estimated 876 (±245) renting households, 35.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Monticello?

In Monticello, the share of households that rent went from 34.4% in 2015–2019 to 35.3% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Monticello?

A renting household in Monticello has 1.8 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Monticello?

The median renting household in Monticello, IN has an income of $31,744 (±$3,939) a year, against $71,594 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Monticello city, Indiana (place:50760, in state:18).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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