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Monroe Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2021 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated November 2023.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Monroe Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

20,295

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.9%
5 - 17:
16.2%
18 - 24:
7.2%
25 - 34:
15.5%
35 - 54:
23.4%
55 - 64:
14.6%
Over 65 Years:
15.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
2.6%
2.6%
90.6%
90.6%
19.9%
19.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Monroe
USA
$27,291
$27,291
$37,638
$37,638

Median household income

Monroe
USA
$53,644
$53,644
$69,021
$69,021
Individuals Below Poverty Level

17.0%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Accommodation
Transportation
Other
Construction
Education
Administration
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Public Service
Finance
19.9%
19.9%
16.6%
16.6%
10.0%
10.0%
7.6%
7.6%
6.1%
6.1%
5.6%
5.6%
5.6%
5.6%
5.5%
5.5%
5.1%
5.1%
3.7%
3.7%
3.3%
3.3%
2.7%
2.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
American Indian and Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
87.0%
87.0%
5.9%
5.9%
3.5%
3.5%
2.5%
2.5%
0.7%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Italian
Polish
French
Scottish
Dutch
Hungarian
French Canadian
Belgian
European
Welsh
Swedish
Serbian
British
Greek
Albanian
Scots-Irish
Ukrainian
23.1%
23.1%
11.2%
11.2%
7.8%
7.8%
7.7%
7.7%
7.6%
7.6%
7.2%
7.2%
2.6%
2.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Italian
Polish
Spanish
Greek
German/Yiddish
Tagalog
Russian
French
Native American languages
Slavic languages
Serbo-Croatian
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
96.8%
96.8%
4.8%
4.8%
3.1%
3.1%
1.4%
1.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Monroe Residents

1.7%