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Monroe town, Franklin County, MA

91 Population
10.7 square miles 8.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.8 ±27.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Franklin County: 46.1 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 39.4 ±0.2

Economics

$23,018 ±$8,064 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Franklin County: $34,202 ±$1,277
  • about half the amount in Massachusetts: $41,794 ±$203
$26,458 ±$6,786 Median household income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Franklin County: $59,522 ±$1,827
  • about one-third of the amount in Massachusetts: $77,378 ±$425

20.9% ±17.2% (19  ±17) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in Franklin County: 10.4% 7,226 (±1% / ±701)
  • nearly double the rate in Massachusetts: 10.8% 710,305 (±0.2% / ±10,546)

29.9 minutes ±6 (1,165  ±535) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Franklin County: 24.4 821,810 (±0.7 / ±28,667)
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 29.7 98,776,565 (±0.1 / ±435,192)

Families

47 ±15 Number of households
  • Franklin County: 30,328 ±460
  • Massachusetts: 2,601,914 ±4,637
1.9 ±0.3 (91  ±32) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Franklin County: 2.3 69,280 (±0 / ±314)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,579,553

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

69 ±18 Number of housing units
  • Franklin County: 34,071 ±153
  • Massachusetts: 2,882,739 ±709

$107,800 ±$30,995 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Franklin County: $229,300 ±$3,575
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Massachusetts: $366,800 ±$1,044

5.5% ±19.4% (5  ±17.7) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Franklin County: 11% 7,727 (±1% / ±705.7)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 12.9% 869,463 (±0.1% / ±9,750.7)

Social

98.5% ±43.9% (65  ±36.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Franklin County: 93.1% 49,540 (±2% / ±1,071.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 90.4% 4,294,435 (±0.3% / ±14,412.6)
7.6% ±41.3% (5  ±27.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Franklin County: 37.2% 19,786 (±1.3% / ±701.2)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Massachusetts: 42.9% 2,037,702 (±0.2% / ±9,541.1)

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

5.5% ±9.7% (5  ±9) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Franklin County: 5.5% † 3,898 (±0.6% / ±405)
  • about one-third of the rate in Massachusetts: 16.5% 1,129,732 (±0.1% / ±9,405)

11.8% ±11.1% (8  ±8) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Franklin County: 9% 5,270 (±0.5% / ±292)
  • about double the rate in Massachusetts: 5.8% 315,859 (±0.1% / ±3,504)
8 Total veterans ±8 7 Male ±8 1 Female ±2

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