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Monroe, WI
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Living in Monroe



Monroe is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 10,457 people and three associated neighborhoods, Monroe is the 90th largest community in Wisconsin.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.27% 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.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.15 minutes getting to work every day.

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

The education level of Monroe citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.07% of adults in Monroe have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Monroe in 2018 was $37,030, 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 $148,120 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.


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