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Montello, Wisconsin
Montello, city, in Marquette County, Wisconsin. Montello had 1,447 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 0.3% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 1,448 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 1,404 (±183). GEOID 5553875.
Residents, July 2025 estimate
1,447
Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,448 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,404 ±183
Median household income
$55,758
±$5,139 (90% margin)
Wisconsin: $77,485
Median home value
$157,800
±$20,729 (90% margin)
Wisconsin: $266,500
Median gross rent
$638
±$97 (90% margin)
Wisconsin: $1,087
Where is Montello and what county is it in?
Montello is a city in Marquette County, Wisconsin. It covers 2.0 square miles of land, 738 residents per square mile in 2020.
Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files
How many people live in Montello, and is it growing?
The Census Bureau estimates that 1,447 people lived in Montello on July 1, 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than Wisconsin (+1.3%). The 2020 Census counted 1,448 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 1,404 (±183).
| Measure | Montello | Marquette County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | 1,404 ±183 | 15,746 | no clear change |
| Households | 660 ±112 | 6,987 | no clear change |
| Average household size | 1.96 ±0.21 | 2.23 | no clear change |
| Housing units | 831 ±120 | 9,827 | no clear change |
Montello's population since 2000
From 1,397 in 2000 to 1,447 in 2025: up 3.6%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Montello as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.
Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov
Who lives in Montello?
The median resident of Montello is 49.0 years old; 16.4% are under 18 and 32.1% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 95.2%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 2.0%.
| Measure | Montello | Marquette County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49.0 ±5.9 | 50.7 | no clear change |
| Under 18 years | 16.4% ±4.7 pts | 18.8% | – |
| 65 years and over | 32.1% ±7.0 pts | 26.6% | – |
| Male | 48.6% ±6.4 pts | 51.9% | – |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% ±1.6 pts | 3.7% | – |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 95.2% ±2.6 pts | 92.3% | no clear change |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 0.4% ±0.5 pts | 0.5% | – |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 0.7% ±1.2 pts | 0.5% | – |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic | 0.1% ±0.6 pts | 0.2% | – |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±1.6 pts | 0.0% | – |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 1.6% ±1.2 pts | 2.6% | – |
| Some other race alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±1.6 pts | 0.2% | – |
| Born outside the United States | 1.3% ±1.4 pts | 1.8% | – |
| Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) | 1.7% ±1.7 pts | 3.6% | – |
| Civilian veterans (age 18+) | 10.1% ±4.2 pts | 10.0% | – |
| With a disability | 19.9% ±5.6 pts | 17.3% | – |
| No health insurance coverage | 5.7% ±4.3 pts | 5.5% | – |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 90.0% ±5.5 pts | 92.2% | – |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 13.1% ±3.9 pts | 16.2% | no clear change |
| Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) | 3.8% ±2.1 pts | 4.0% | – |
| Lived in the same house a year earlier | 83.8% ±5.6 pts | 92.1% | – |
| Moved from another state in the past year | 4.3% ±3.6 pts | 1.1% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov
What do households in Montello earn?
Half of Montello's 660 households earn less than $55,758 a year (±$5,139), against $65,681 in Marquette County and $77,485 in Wisconsin. In 2015-2019 it was $48,991 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 20.0% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Measure | Montello | Marquette County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $55,758 ±$5,139 | $65,681 | no clear change |
| Mean household income | $58,745 ±$5,395 | $82,123 | – |
| Per capita income | $28,080 ±$3,150 | $36,513 | no clear change |
| People below the poverty line | 20.0% ±5.3 pts | 13.1% | no clear change |
| Children under 18 below the poverty line | 22.8% ±15.0 pts | 18.2% | no clear change |
| Households receiving SNAP | 14.2% ±5.6 pts | 11.9% | – |
| Households with a computer | 89.7% ±7.0 pts | 92.5% | – |
| Households with a broadband subscription | 87.0% ±6.8 pts | 88.9% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov
What does housing cost in Montello?
Owners occupy 62.0% of Montello's occupied homes and renters 38.0%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $157,800 by its owner (±$20,729). The median renter pays $638 a month including utilities, and 34.7% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.
| Measure | Montello | Marquette County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $157,800 ±$20,729 | $210,400 | no clear change |
| Median gross rent | $638 ±$97 | $800 | no clear change |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 34.7% ±14.6 pts | 28.9% | no clear change |
| Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage | $1,262 ±$293 | $1,426 | – |
| Owner-occupied homes | 62.0% ±8.0 pts | 81.2% | no clear change |
| Renter-occupied homes | 38.0% ±8.0 pts | 18.8% | – |
| Housing units | 831 ±120 | 9,827 | no clear change |
| Homeowner vacancy rate | 0.7% ±1.0 pts | 0.8% | – |
| Rental vacancy rate | 5.3% ±6.3 pts | 4.2% | – |
| Single-family detached homes | 72.4% ±6.4 pts | 82.8% | – |
| Mobile homes | 3.9% ±2.4 pts | 10.6% | – |
| Built 2020 or later | 0.5% ±0.9 pts | 0.7% | – |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 1.6% ±1.0 pts | 4.3% | – |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 28.0% ±6.7 pts | 18.3% | – |
| Households with no vehicle | 11.2% ±7.5 pts | 4.6% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov
How many new homes is Montello building?
Builders took permits for 3 new housing units in Montello in 2025 (3 in single-family houses), 2.1 per 1,000 residents against 4.3 across Wisconsin.
Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.
Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey
How do people in Montello work and get to work?
80.5% of Montello's workers drive alone and 5.2% work from home. The average trip to work takes 22.7 minutes.
| Measure | Montello | Marquette County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the labor force (age 16+) | 44.5% ±6.5 pts | 55.4% | – |
| Unemployment rate | 3.7% ±2.8 pts | 2.7% | – |
| Drove alone to work | 80.5% ±6.2 pts | 78.3% | – |
| Carpooled | 10.7% ±4.2 pts | 8.4% | – |
| Public transportation | 0.0% ±4.4 pts | 0.0% | – |
| Walked | 2.4% ±2.4 pts | 2.6% | – |
| Worked from home | 5.2% ±3.4 pts | 9.7% | – |
| Mean travel time to work | 22.7 min ±3.1 | 28.9 min | −9.7 min |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov
What census tracts are in Montello?
No census tract lies mostly in Montello; 2 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).
| Tract | Residents, 2020-2024 | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| Tract 9603Marquette County | 4,241 | $65,285 |
| Tract 9602Marquette County | 2,617 | $68,125 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Montello) · Census block assignment files
How does Montello compare with other places in Wisconsin?
By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Montello is the 8,861st-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 311th-most populous of 608 in Wisconsin.
Montello ranks 853rd of 914 places in Wisconsin with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.
| Measure | Rank | Of |
|---|---|---|
| Population, July 2025 estimate | 311th | 608 |
| Growth 2020-2025 (PEP) | 507th | 884 |
| Residents per square mile | 292nd | 914 |
| Median household income | 853rd | 914 |
| Per capita income | 889th | 911 |
| Median home value | 849th | 913 |
| Median gross rent | 799th | 825 |
| Poverty rate | 35th | 706 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 868th | 914 |
| Median age | 275th | 914 |
| Owner-occupied share | 795th | 914 |
| Work from home | 789th | 827 |
| Travel time to work | 529th | 914 |
Montello's figures with every place in Wisconsin (CSV)
Every place in Wisconsin, sortable · Compare Montello with other places
Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed
How reliable are the figures for Montello?
18 of the 57 figures for Montello on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.
The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections
Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Montello are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in Montello.