Monee is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 5,084 people and two associated neighborhoods, Monee is the 332nd largest community in Illinois. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Monee, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Monee, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Monee’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Monee does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $86,849.00.

A relatively large number of people in Monee telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.39% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

It is a fairly quiet village because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Monee has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Monee has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Monee than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Monee may be for you.

One downside of living in Monee, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.97 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Despite being a small village, Monee has a lot of people using the subway to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the subway are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The education level of Monee citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.26% of adults in Monee have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Monee in 2018 was $60,890, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $243,560 for a family of four. However, Monee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Monee is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Monee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Monee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Monee also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.96% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Monee include German, Irish, Polish, African, and English.

In addition, Monee has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.28%).

The most common language spoken in Monee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.