South Monroe is home to 6,960 people in Michigan. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. The median age is 45.5, about 7 years above the US median. 2% of people here were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $184,000, having more than doubled since 2000. Density works out to 2,867 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $61,982, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about South Monroe
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.2% → 17.1%(+5.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share95.6% → 87.1%(−8.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age34.1 → 45.5(+11.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
South Monroe's population equals 4.5% of Monroe County's. Its number of households without a car equals 9.0% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 6.5% 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)18.5%(84)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.4%(152)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era17.1%(78)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.3%(33)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 455 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
South Monroe, decade by decade
South 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
5,266
$66,844
$169,205
11.2%
10.7
2000
6,370
$79,543
$181,619
13.5%
19.9
2010
6,433
$55,241
$181,116
15.5%
24.1
2020
6,468
$54,896
$173,079
13.5%
34.0
2024
6,960
$61,982
$184,000
17.1%
29.5
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.
