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Population (year 2000): 9,146. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,327 (+2.0% change)
Males: 4,261 (46.6%), Females: 4,885 (53.4%)
Drew County
Zip codes:
71655,
71656.
Median resident age: 31.2 years
Median household income: $26,821 (year 2000)
Median house value: $66,000 (year 2000)
Races in Monticello:
- White Non-Hispanic (64.4%)
- Black (32.6%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (11.7%), Irish (8.7%),
English (8.2%), German (6.3%), French (2.0%), Scotch-Irish
(1.8%).
Elevation: 291 feet
Land area: 10.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Monticello
- High school or higher: 78.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
- Unemployed: 9.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Monticello city
- Never married: 30.3%
- Now married: 47.7%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 8.0%
- Divorced: 11.8%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +675 (+8.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Monticello:
- DREW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (778 SCOGIN DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Monticello:
- BRADLEY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles;
WARREN, AR)
- DELTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; DUMAS, AR)
- MCGEHEE-DESHA COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 29 miles;
MCGEHEE, AR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Monticello:
- MID DELTA RGNL (about 58 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; ID:
GLH)
- MONROE REGIONAL (about 80 miles; MONROE, LA; ID: MLU)
- ADAMS FIELD (about 81 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; ID:
LIT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Monticello:
- MONTICELLO MUNI/ELLIS FIELD (about 4 miles;
MONTICELLO, AR; ID: LLQ)
- STAR CITY MUNI (about 21 miles; STAR CITY, AR; ID:
55M)
- WARREN MUNI (about 21 miles; WARREN, AR; ID: 3M9)
College/University in Monticello:
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO
(Full-time enrollment: 2,048; Location: Highway 425
South; Public; Website: www.uamont.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Monticello:
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 45
miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,801)
- DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; CLEVELAND,
MS; FT enrollment: 3,288)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 79 miles;
MONROE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,116)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 85
miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; FT enrollment: 8,024)
- MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles;
MOORHEAD, MS; FT enrollment: 2,486)
- LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; RUSTON,
LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
- GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles;
GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
Public high schools in Monticello:
- MONTICELLO HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 721;
Location: 390 CLYDE ROSS DR.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- DREW CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 489;
Location: 440 HIGHWAY 83 SOUTH; Grades: 07 - 12)
- MONTICELLO OCCUPATIONAL ED. CENTER (Location:
741 SCOGIN DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Monticello:
- MONTICELLO MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 539;
Location: 180 CLYDE ROSS DR.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- DREW CENTRAL ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 524;
Location: 440 HIGHWAY 83 SOUTH; Grades: KG - 06)
- MONTICELLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 477;
Location: 1037 SCOGIN DR.; Grades: KG - 02)
- MONTICELLO INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students:
449; Location: 280 CLYDE ROSS DR.; Grades: 03 - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Monticello:
- JELLYBEAN JUNCTION PRES (Students: 62;
Location: P.O. BOX 832; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Monticello:
- SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS REGIONAL LIBRARY
(Operating income: $752,102; Location: 107 EAST JACKSON;
139,403 books; 2,628 audio materials; 4,724 video
materials; 444 serial subscriptions)
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