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West Monroe, LA

12,837 Population
8 square miles 1,599.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36 ±5.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Monroe, LA Metro Area: 38 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 37.8 ±0.1

Economics

$26,172 ±$2,963 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Monroe, LA Metro Area: $29,313 ±$921
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Louisiana: $34,211 ±$247
$46,663 ±$11,264 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Monroe, LA Metro Area: $49,203 ±$1,971
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $60,023 ±$491

26.9% ±6% (3,394  ±758) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Monroe, LA Metro Area: 25.2% 54,563 (±1.3% / ±2,892)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,769 (±0.3% / ±14,766)

17 minutes ±1.9 (91,505  ±13,769) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Monroe, LA Metro Area: 24 2,058,955 (±0.7 / ±74,152)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Louisiana: 25.8 47,566,968 (±0.2 / ±402,285)

Families

5,307 ±350 Number of households
  • the Monroe, LA Metro Area: 86,081 ±911
  • Louisiana: 1,783,168 ±5,717
2.3 ±0.2 (12,438  ±142) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Monroe, LA Metro Area: 2.5 216,870 (±0 / ±169)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,497,152

6.7% ±3.9% (209  ±123) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Monroe, LA Metro Area: 5.7% † 2,958 (±0.8% / ±402)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 60,096 (±0.2% / ±2,274)

Housing

6,240 ±396 Number of housing units
  • the Monroe, LA Metro Area: 101,676 ±127
  • Louisiana: 2,094,002 ±454

$174,400 ±$12,285 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Monroe, LA Metro Area: $163,000 ±$4,410
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $208,700 ±$1,365

13.8% ±4.9% (1,745  ±624.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Monroe, LA Metro Area: 11.2% 24,882 (±0.9% / ±1,992.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 11.9% 543,392 (±0.2% / ±10,090.1)

Social

85.1% ±7.1% (7,493  ±734.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Monroe, LA Metro Area: 86.5% 129,313 (±1.9% / ±2,809.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 86.9% 2,702,854 (±0.5% / ±14,218.9)
22.6% ±4.1% (1,989  ±373.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Monroe, LA Metro Area: 23.9% 35,683 (±1% / ±1,418.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 26.6% 825,794 (±0.3% / ±7,861)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.3% ±3% (686  ±385) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the Monroe, LA Metro Area: 1.9% 4,354
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 4.7% 218,450

4.2% ±1.3% (423  ±129) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Monroe, LA Metro Area: 6.2% 10,595 (±0.5% / ±758)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 6.2% 217,225 (±0.1% / ±3,492)
423 Total veterans ±129 405 Male ±127 18 Female ±25

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