Monroe is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 13,462 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Monroe is the 70th largest community in Washington.

Much of the housing in Monroe has been built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Monroe economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Monroe, where the median household income is $50,390.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Monroe is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Monroe is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Monroe who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.08%), sales jobs (11.50%), and management occupations (7.25%).

Also of interest is that Monroe has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One of the nice things about Monroe is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Monroe is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Monroe, the average commute to work is 31.48 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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

Monroe Information and Demographics

The citizens of Monroe are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 19.09% of adults in Monroe having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Monroe in 2000 was $18,912, which is middle income relative to Washington, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $75,648 for a family of four.

Monroe is a somewhat 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 German, English, Irish, and Norwegian.

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