Monroe is a city of 20,320 people in Michigan. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Median home value sits at $167,900. 2% of people here were born outside the United States. Density works out to 2,246 people per square mile. The poverty rate is 19.2%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,813, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 20%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Monroe
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.2% → 19.9%(+5.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Population22,902 → 20,320(−11%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants60.4% → 69.3%(+8.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Monroe's population equals 13% of Monroe County's. Its number of households without a car equals 29% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 24% 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)20.9%(167)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24%(192)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.1%(297)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.5%(28)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 800 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
22,902
$69,813
$155,284
14.2%
17.5
2000
22,076
$76,163
$210,219
16.7%
24.5
2010
20,733
$61,388
$200,249
20.5%
31.5
2020
20,462
$64,320
$159,868
20.1%
45.8
2024
20,320
$59,813
$167,900
19.9%
38.2
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.
