Monroe is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 11,570 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Monroe is the 79th largest community in Georgia.

When you are in Monroe, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 41.4% of Monroe's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Monroe is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Monroe who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.37%), sales jobs (9.89%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (4.75%).

Monroe is a small city, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Monroe, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 96.79% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

As is often the case in a small city, Monroe doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Monroe Information and Demographics

The citizens of Monroe have a very low rate of college education: just 9.13% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 14.96% for all cities.

The per capita income in Monroe in 2000 was $14,823, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $59,292 for a family of four.

Monroe is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Monroe home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Monroe is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Monroe include English and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Monroe is English. Some people also speak Spanish.