With 5,802 people, Monroeville is a city in Alabama. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 49% less than in Alabama as a whole. The poverty rate is 28.8%, above the 12.5% national rate. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $122,900. 0% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $32,513, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 9%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Monroeville
What changed most since 1990
Black share40.0% → 61.2%(+21.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree21.0% → 18.0%(−3.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$145,204 → $122,900(−15%)US over the same years: +67%
Its weight in Monroe County
Monroeville's population equals 30% of Monroe County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 7.3% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 43% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)36.6%(83)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.6%(58)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era18.5%(42)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.5%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4%(9)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 227 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Monroeville, decade by decade
Monroeville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,993
$59,267
$145,204
21.0%
60.7
2000
6,862
$51,424
$134,985
20.3%
65.3
2010
6,519
$45,449
$138,103
17.2%
64.5
2020
5,951
$35,807
$130,415
18.3%
64.7
2024
5,802
$32,513
$122,900
18.0%
63.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
