Monroe, MI Demographic Data
Monroe, MI Summary
Monroe is located in Monroe County in Michigan
- Population: 20,631
- Area: 10.18 sq. miles
- Land Area: 9.17 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,026.02 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 585.30 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Monroe, MI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
10,688
53%
50.8
Male
9,555
47%
49.2
Total Population
20,243
323,128,000
Monroe, MI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,502
7.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,604
7.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,039
5.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,216
6.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,488
7.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,965
14.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,547
12.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,635
13.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,209
6.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,294
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,414
7.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
865
4.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
465
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
15,394
76.0%
77.2
Female
8,205
53.3%
51.3
Male
7,189
46.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
14,539
71.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,516
17.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,744
13.6%
15.2
Female
1,721
62.7%
55.8
Male
1,023
37.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Monroe, MI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
19,633
97.0%
96.8
White
18,050
89.2%
72.6
Black or African American
1,205
6.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
196
1.0%
0.8
Asian
97
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
2
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
14
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
11
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
19
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
51
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
6
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
6
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
79
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
610
3.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
923
4.6%
17.8
Mexican
680
3.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
158
0.8%
1.7
Cuban
42
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
43
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
19,320
95.4%
82.2
Monroe, MI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
362
2.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,049
7.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,766
35.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,231
24.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,406
10.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,549
11.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,031
7.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,411
10.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
11,983
89.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,580
19.3%
31.2
Monroe, MI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,243
32.6%
33.7%
Now Married
7,038
43.7%
47.5
Divorced
2,344
14.6%
11.0%
Separated
268
1.7%
2.0
Widowed
1,205
7.5
5.8%
Monroe, MI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
18,218
97.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
523
2.8%
21.6%
Spanish
267
1.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
195
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
46
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
15
0.1%
1.1%
Monroe, MI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
960
11.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
568
6.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
885
10.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
762
9.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,387
17.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,370
16.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,018
12.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
921
11.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
213
2.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
95
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
45,055
57,617
Per capita income
23,260
31,128
Monroe, MI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
39
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
948
10.7%
9.8
Construction
436
4.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,079
23.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
269
3.0%
6.6
Information
183
2.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,882
21.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
377
4.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
703
7.9%
11.4
Public administration
205
2.3%
4.6
Retail trade
941
10.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
601
6.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
201
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
790
8.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,398
27.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,056
23.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,905
21.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,715
19.3%
18.1%
Monroe, MI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
8,761
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,102
81.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
855
9.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
213
2.4%
5.1
Walked
192
2.2%
2.7
Other means
185
2.1%
1.8
Worked at home
214
2.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.9
26.6
Monroe, MI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
852
10.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,031
37.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,208
39.2%
37.1
3 or more
1,088
13.3%
21.0
Monroe, MI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
8,179
91.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,081
62.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,098
37.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
779
8.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Monroe, MI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,958
1 room
94
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
200
2.2%
2.7
3 rooms
654
7.3%
9.1
4 rooms
1,256
14.0%
16.5
5 rooms
1,891
21.1%
19.8
6 rooms
1,811
20.2%
17.8
7 rooms
1,311
14.6%
12.0
8 rooms
799
8.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
942
10.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Monroe, MI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,958
1-unit, detached
6,291
70.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
308
3.4%
5.9
2-units
549
6.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
476
5.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
522
5.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
319
3.6%
4.4
20 or more units
473
5.3%
9.0
Mobile home
20
0.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Monroe, MI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,932
32.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
920
10.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,603
17.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
822
9.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,078
12.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
433
4.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
595
6.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
575
6.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Monroe, MI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
7,033
86.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
16
0.2%
4.7
Electricity
978
12.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
32
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
24
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
33
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
63
0.8%
1.1
Monroe, MI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,442
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
22
0.6%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
62
1.8%
7.0%
Less than $500
119
3.5%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
136
4.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
500
14.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,283
37.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,320
38.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,617
47.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
533
15.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
277
8.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
138
4.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
856
25.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
21
0.0%
0.0%
Monroe, MI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,990
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
43
1.4%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
596
19.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
698
23.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,653
55.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
108
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
734
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
458
15.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
223
7.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
387
13.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
273
9.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
341
11.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,229
42.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
187
0.0%
0.0%
Monroe, MI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,081
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
436
8.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,910
37.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,463
28.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
692
13.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
416
8.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
133
2.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
31
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
105,700
205,000
