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Monroe, MI

20,320 Population
9 square miles 2,246.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.6 ±3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Monroe, MI Metro Area: 42.8 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 40.2 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,285 ±$1,962 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Monroe, MI Metro Area: $40,470 ±$1,125
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $40,735 ±$166
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$59,813 ±$6,538 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Monroe, MI Metro Area: $77,335 ±$2,293
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $72,875 ±$293
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

19.2% ±3.8% (3,840  ±767) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in the Monroe, MI Metro Area: 10.5% † 16,177 (±1.1% / ±1,742)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 13.2% 1,303,527 (±0.2% / ±16,388)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.3 minutes ±2 (166,890  ±19,435) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Monroe, MI Metro Area: 26.2 1,684,725 (±0.5 / ±53,534)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

8,618 ±349 Number of households
  • the Monroe, MI Metro Area: 63,029 ±496
  • Michigan: 4,076,369 ±8,399
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.1 (19,870  ±147) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Monroe, MI Metro Area: 2.5 154,118 (±0 / ±93)
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,863,281
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.4% ±2.1% (213  ±105) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Monroe, MI Metro Area: 5.8% † 1,894 (±1.1% / ±352)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 114,939 (±0.1% / ±2,670)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

9,000 ±362 Number of housing units
  • the Monroe, MI Metro Area: 66,594 ±79
  • Michigan: 4,622,236 ±795
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$167,900 ±$3,752 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Monroe, MI Metro Area: $228,900 ±$4,750
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $231,600 ±$642
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.7% ±2.9% (2,760  ±580.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Monroe, MI Metro Area: 9.8% 15,155 (±0.9% / ±1,324.6)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 11.2% 1,119,587 (±0.1% / ±12,091.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.9% ±5.2% (12,611  ±824.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Monroe, MI Metro Area: 91.9% 102,169 (±2% / ±2,223.6)
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 92.1% 6,452,696 (±0.3% / ±19,033.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
19.9% ±2.4% (2,817  ±350.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Monroe, MI Metro Area: 23.3% 25,852 (±1% / ±1,131.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 32.5% 2,273,972 (±0.2% / ±11,133.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

2.2% ±0.9% (447  ±177) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in the Monroe, MI Metro Area: 2.3% 3,645
  • about one-third of the rate in Michigan: 7.2% 728,881
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.2% ±1.4% (800  ±215) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Monroe, MI Metro Area: 7.4% 9,065 (±0.6% / ±744)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 460,783 (±0.1% / ±4,000)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
800 Total veterans ±215 708 Male ±207 92 Female ±54

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