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Monroe City, MO

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Overview


Monroe City is a very small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 2,650 people and just one neighborhood, Monroe City is the 227th largest community in Missouri.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some cities, Monroe City isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Monroe City are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Monroe City is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Monroe City who work in sales jobs (13.16%), office and administrative support (8.01%), and management occupations (7.24%).

Of important note, Monroe City is also a city of artists. Monroe City has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Monroe City’s character.

Setting & Lifestyle

Monroe City is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The citizens of Monroe City are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.48% of adults in Monroe City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Monroe City in 2018 was $25,959, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,836 for a family of four. However, Monroe City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Monroe City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Monroe City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Monroe City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Monroe City include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Monroe City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Chinese.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

Real Estate

Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 95.4% of the neighborhoods in America.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Monroe City is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in MO, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 88.6% of the neighborhoods in Missouri. If you are considering retiring to Missouri, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scots-Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Scots-Irish ancestry.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Monroe City are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 79.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 19.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 67.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 38.2% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 24.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.9%), and 14.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.4% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Monroe City, MO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (17.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (10.6%), and residents who report English roots (9.2%), and some of the residents are also of Scots-Irish ancestry (3.4%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (2.8%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (85.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (8.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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