Monticello is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 14,804 people and four associated neighborhoods, Monticello is the 75th largest community in Minnesota.Monticello is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Monticello is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Monticello who work in sales jobs (9.37%), office and administrative support (8.73%), and management occupations (8.45%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.46% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 population of Monticello overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Monticello, 23.76% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Monticello in 2022 was $33,503, which is middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $134,012 for a family of four. However, Monticello contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Monticello include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, and French. The most common language spoken in Monticello is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
