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Monticello, MN vs Iowa City, IA

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Highlights
- Household income in Iowa City, is 29% less than it is in Monticello and is 33% below the National Average.
- Monticello unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- Iowa City unemployment rate is 3.5%.

Economy
 Monticello, MNIowa City, IAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.5%3.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.8%1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.1%29.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.4%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.1%7.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,796$32,203$37,638
 Household Income$73,651$51,925$69,021
 Family Median Income$86,444$95,422$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Monticello, MNIowa City, IAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.4%16.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.8%5.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.8%9.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.0%8.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K10.1%8.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.6%7.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.8%8.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.7%10.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K24.5%12.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.4%6.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.9%6.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Monticello, MNIowa City, IAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.9%11.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.4%8.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%2.2%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.3%14.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.1%2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.9%9.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.7%3.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.5%1.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.3%9.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.7%2.6%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.0%17.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.7%3.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving22.4%10.2%13.1%

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Reviews for Monticello    4 Reviews

Wonderful community where I have lived for 6 years. Friendly neighbors who all help each other. Offerings of shopping amenities such as Super Target, Super Walmart and  More

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Over 15 years ago

I moved to Monticello over 10 years ago. I am a native of Minnesota and I am accustomed to the changing seasons. The city has boasted a population increase from almost  More

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Over 18 years ago

I just moved to Monticello in January. I grew up in a community that had neighbors looking out for each other. I guess I got lucky and moved to one of the few  More

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 6 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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ZIPS IN MONTICELLO, MINNESOTA
55362
ZIPS IN IOWA CITY, IOWA
52240 52245 52246 52242

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