Monroe is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 10,439 people and three associated neighborhoods, Monroe is the 90th largest community in Wisconsin.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.49% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

One of the benefits of Monroe is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.51 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

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

In terms of college education, Monroe is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.25% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Monroe in 2022 was $38,881, which is middle income relative to Wisconsin, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,524 for a family of four. However, Monroe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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