Monroe, IA Demographic Data
Monroe, IA Summary
Monroe is located in Jasper County in Iowa
- Population: 1,755
- Area: 1.69 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.69 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,036.00 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 918.64 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Monroe, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
956
51%
50.8
Male
919
49%
49.2
Total Population
1,875
323,128,000
Monroe, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
139
7.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
115
6.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
173
9.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
84
4.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
93
5.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
260
13.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
273
14.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
214
11.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
139
7.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
94
5.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
194
10.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
56
3.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
41
2.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,391
74.2%
77.2
Female
682
49.0%
51.3
Male
709
51.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,346
71.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
348
18.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
291
15.5%
15.2
Female
166
57.0%
55.8
Male
125
43.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Monroe, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,847
98.5%
96.8
White
1,840
98.1%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
7
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
5
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
2
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
28
1.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
3
0.2%
17.8
Mexican
3
0.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,872
99.8%
82.2
Monroe, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
24
1.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
55
4.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
435
34.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
287
22.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
234
18.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
190
14.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
46
3.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
79
6.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,192
93.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
236
18.5%
31.2
Monroe, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
297
20.5%
33.7%
Now Married
841
58.1%
47.5
Divorced
192
13.3%
11.0%
Separated
22
1.5%
2.0
Widowed
96
6.6
5.8%
Monroe, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,723
99.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
13
0.7%
21.6%
Spanish
10
0.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
3
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Monroe, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
26
3.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
37
4.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
106
13.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
129
16.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
122
15.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
116
14.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
106
13.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
122
15.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
26
3.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
10
1.3%
6.4
Median household income
47,222
57,617
Per capita income
28,224
31,128
Monroe, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
16
1.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
20
2.1%
9.8
Construction
79
8.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
141
15.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
88
9.5%
6.6
Information
16
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
222
23.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
66
7.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
49
5.3%
11.4
Public administration
42
4.5%
4.6
Retail trade
59
6.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
95
10.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
38
4.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
100
10.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
244
26.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
222
23.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
267
28.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
98
10.5%
18.1%
Monroe, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
915
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
758
82.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
82
9.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
17
1.9%
2.7
Other means
10
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
48
5.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.4
26.6
Monroe, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
43
5.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
175
21.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
352
44.0%
37.1
3 or more
230
28.8%
21.0
Monroe, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
800
93.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
584
73.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
216
27.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
52
6.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
Monroe, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
852
1 room
17
2.0%
2.4
2 rooms
18
2.1%
2.7
3 rooms
66
7.7%
9.1
4 rooms
148
17.4%
16.5
5 rooms
154
18.1%
19.8
6 rooms
142
16.7%
17.8
7 rooms
120
14.1%
12.0
8 rooms
99
11.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
88
10.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Monroe, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
852
1-unit, detached
668
78.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
23
2.7%
5.9
2-units
21
2.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
45
5.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
14
1.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
30
3.5%
4.4
20 or more units
25
2.9%
9.0
Mobile home
26
3.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Monroe, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
196
23.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
15
1.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
72
8.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
205
24.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
161
18.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
21
2.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
106
12.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
60
7.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
3
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
13
1.5%
1.4%
Monroe, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
595
74.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
24
3.0%
4.7
Electricity
181
22.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Monroe, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
337
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
3
0.9%
11.8%
Less than $500
3
0.9%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
56
16.6%
20.1%
$500 to $999
136
40.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
139
41.2%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
192
57.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
58
17.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
48
14.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
6
1.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
31
9.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
2
0.0%
0.0%
Monroe, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
200
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
16
8.0%
28.3%
Less than $500
64
32.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
120
60.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
16
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
576
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
39
19.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
32
16.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
32
16.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
17
8.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
14
7.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
66
33.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
16
0.0%
0.0%
Monroe, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
584
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
30
5.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
217
37.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
212
36.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
76
13.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
43
7.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
6
1.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
110,400
205,000
