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Monroe, LA Metro Area

204,884 Population
2,282.2 square miles 89.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±0.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 38 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$25,442 ±$1,760 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $30,117 ±$463
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$45,001 ±$3,939 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $52,087 ±$750
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

27.2% ±3.1% (54,315  ±6,175) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Louisiana: 19.6% 883,236 (±0.7% / ±30,108)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

23.2 minutes ±0.7 (1,850,290  ±72,188) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2021 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 25.9 48,904,560 (±0.2 / ±385,647)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,757,208,800 (±0.1 / ±8,102,155)

Families

80,334 ±1,985 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,783,924 ±7,696
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.5 ±0.1 (199,503  ±1,502) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,502,299 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

5.5% ±1.9% (2,581  ±911) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 5.5% 59,760 (±0.5% / ±4,989)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

94,433 ±1,018 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,093,387 ±356
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$160,300 ±$10,244 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $192,800 ±$3,009
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

11.3% ±2.2% (22,893  ±4,453.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 12.8% 583,900 (±0.5% / ±23,024)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

86.2% ±4.3% (118,384  ±6,100.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 86.7% 2,701,889 (±0.9% / ±28,997.2)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
23.9% ±2.5% (32,845  ±3,461.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 26.5% 824,369 (±0.5% / ±16,408.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data

1.5% ±0.5% (2,991  ±1,010) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Louisiana: 4.3% 199,915 (±0.2% / ±9,492)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

7.2% ±1.4% (11,359  ±2,122) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 6.3% 221,316 (±0.2% / ±8,461)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
11,359 Total veterans ±2,122 10,089 Male ±1,801 1,270 Female ±700

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