CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Monroe

Michigan · 22,902 residents · 9.05 sq mi

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Monroe is a city of 22,902 people in Michigan. Median home value sits at $64,700. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The average commute runs 15 minutes. Headcount has barely moved since 2000. Median household income is $29,088, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

22,902

+4%vs 2000

vs 22,076 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.8

−7%vs 2000

vs 35.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9.05 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(1,858)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(1,970)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(1,590)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(1,586)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(1,579)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.1%(3,696)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(3,219)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(1,998)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(1,994)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(1,758)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(1,182)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(472)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,088

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,810 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,146

−34%vs 2000

vs $19,948 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.4%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$64,700

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $115,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$412

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $518 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.4%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.9% in 2000

39.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.5%(19,748)

Black4.9%(1,092)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(610)

Asian0.8%(186)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.3%(21,375)

Black4.5%(1,020)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(373)

Asian0.8%(185)

Other1.4%(322)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.1%(421)

Spaniard0.4%(82)

South American0.1%(26)

Colombian0.1%(13)

Ecuadorian0.1%(13)

Dominican0%(2)

Asian origin

Pakistani0.3%(66)

Korean0.1%(19)

Asian Indian0.1%(11)

Ancestry

German19.2%(3,903)

English11.6%(2,355)

Irish9.6%(1,946)

Polish9%(1,838)

Italian6.4%(1,296)

American5.2%(1,049)

French5.1%(1,030)

Scottish2.1%(433)

French Canadian1.5%(304)

Dutch1.3%(271)

Hungarian1%(211)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(152)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.7%(143)

Belgian0.5%(107)

Arab0.5%(96)

Serbian0.5%(92)

Norwegian0.4%(77)

Welsh0.4%(72)

Canadian0.3%(66)

Ukrainian0.3%(66)

British0.3%(64)

Slovak0.3%(63)

Syrian0.3%(60)

Danish0.3%(58)

Swiss0.2%(44)

Subsaharan African0.2%(43)

Australian0.2%(41)

Finnish0.2%(39)

Greek0.2%(38)

Czech0.2%(32)

Lithuanian0.1%(23)

Macedonian0.1%(23)

Russian0.1%(16)

Turkish0.1%(16)

Austrian0.1%(14)

Ghanaian0.1%(12)

Iraqi0.1%(11)

Armenian0%(10)

Romanian0%(8)

Palestinian0%(7)

West Indian0%(1)

Jamaican0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.2%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.9%

−9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.9%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.5 min

−3%vs 2000

vs 16.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.6%(2,738)

Married47.7%(3,561)

Widowed3%(223)

Divorced12.7%(951)

Women 15+

Never married29.9%(2,644)

Married41.6%(3,678)

Widowed9.5%(841)

Divorced19%(1,685)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.7%

−7.7 ptssince 2013

from 11.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.0%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 60.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.1%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.1%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 26.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.5%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 67.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.1%

+6.7 ptssince 2020

from 40.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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