With 15,648 people, Monroe is a city in Georgia. 33.8% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The median age is 30.7, younger than the US median of 38.9. Owners hold 42% of the housing stock. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 42%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $44,656, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 79%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Monroe
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate24.6% → 33.8%(+9.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.8% → 16.1%(+5.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share57.5% → 46.8%(−10.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Monroe's population equals 15% of Walton County's. Its number of households without a car equals 55% 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)31.6%(158)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)34.2%(171)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era15.2%(76)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.2%(41)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.8%(14)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 500 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
Monroe, decade by decade
Monroe 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
9,759
$44,836
$129,364
10.8%
62.8
2000
11,407
$50,096
$145,186
9.1%
66.6
2010
13,234
$40,140
$166,299
8.8%
69.1
2020
14,928
$45,552
$177,442
13.4%
74.4
2024
15,648
$44,656
$259,300
16.1%
75.9
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.
