Monticello is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 5,755 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Monticello is the 80th largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some cities, Monticello isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Monticello are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Monticello is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Monticello who work in office and administrative support (23.52%), teaching (8.24%), and sales jobs (7.41%). A relatively large number of people in Monticello telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.86% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Monticello has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Monticello a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Being a small city, Monticello does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Monticello with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.73% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Monticello in 2022 was $20,385, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $81,540 for a family of four. However, Monticello contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Monticello also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.87% of its population below the federal poverty line.Monticello is a somewhat 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. Monticello also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.52% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Monticello include English, Irish, German, Dutch, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Monticello is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
