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Monroe City, IN

Found within zip codes: 47557, 47597, 47591
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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $103,469
  • low cost relative to Indiana
  • low cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$1,507,000+  1%
$1,130,001-$1,507,000  0%
$754,001-$1,130,000  0%
$603,001-$754,000  1%
$452,001-$603,000  1%
$302,001-$452,000  2%
$151,001-$302,000  20%
$75,001-$151,000  41%
$0-$75,000  34%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE very low cost relative to IN, very low cost relative to the nation


NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL,
& CHARACTER
DETAILS
THE SETTING Remote (based on population density), farms
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Complexes/high rise apartments, a few Rowhouses & attached homes
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms)
AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later)
HOME OWNERSHIP Mostly Owner occupied
SPECIAL CHARACTER mostly Quiet


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 4 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Middle income (near average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Farmers, foresters, or fishers
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking

School Rating Information


Monroe City Educational Rating
This town is served by one school district.

SOUTH KNOX SCHOOL CORP School District




1,145 Students enrolled in District

2 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)
8
Better than:
of IN school
districts
71.6%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best)
8
Better than:
of US school
districts
73.2%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
18
STATE AVERAGE 17

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

78%
72%
78%
70%
78%
73%
DISTRICT
STATE
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH
PROFICIENT IN
READING
PROFICIENT IN
MATH
SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT GRADES
SOUTH KNOX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6078 E SR 61, VINCENNES, IN 47591
(812) 743-2591
KG-06
SOUTH KNOX MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL
6136 E SR 61, VINCENNES, IN 47591
(812) 726-4450
07-12
School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 98.7 80.3
BLACK (%) 0.4 12.4
HISPANIC (%) 0.8 5.7
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 0.1 1.2
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.1 0.2
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 25.2 36.1
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $4,459 $5,106,000 47.1
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $283 $324,000 3.0
STAFF $180 $206,000 1.9
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $190 $218,000 2.0
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $411 $471,000 4.3
OPERATION $597 $683,000 6.3
TRANSPORTATION $796 $911,000 8.4
OTHER $317 $363,000 3.4
TOTAL SUPPORT $2,774 $3,176,000 29.3
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $2,229 $2,552,000 23.6
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $9,462 $10,834,000 100.0
Monroe City EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN Monroe City WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 13.4
CHILDREN IN Monroe City LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 9.2

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Monroe City Appreciation Rates Click for help

PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO IN*
COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 112.90% 5.94% 4 4
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About Monroe City

Monroe City is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 1,406 people and just one neighborhood, Monroe City is the 299th largest community in Indiana. Monroe City has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Monroe City is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.3% of the Monroe City workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Monroe City is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Monroe City who work in sales jobs (14.70%), office and administrative support jobs (11.21%), and teaching (10.45%).

Monroe City is a very car-oriented town. 98.7% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Monroe City is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Monroe City has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Being a small town, Monroe City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Monroe City Information and Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Monroe City is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 11.27% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Monroe City in 2000 was $18,134, which is middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,536 for a family of four.

The people who call Monroe City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Monroe City is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Monroe City include German, English, French, Scotch-Irish, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Monroe City is English.

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