CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Monroe

North Carolina · 16,127 residents · 31.3 sq mi

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Monroe is home to 16,127 people in North Carolina. 48% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 10,101 fewer people here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $62,600. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,127

−39%vs 2000

vs 26,228 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.6

−1%vs 2000

vs 30.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

31.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202437K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.6%(1,393)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(1,206)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(1,191)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(1,277)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.9%(1,272)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.5%(2,825)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(2,196)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(1,546)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(1,292)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(1,247)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.2%(517)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(165)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,153

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,457 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,070

−38%vs 2000

vs $17,970 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.7%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$62,600

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $103,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$418

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $587 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

48.1%

−8.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.1% in 2000

51.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic49.6%(12,998)

Black27.3%(7,155)

Hispanic / Latino21.4%(5,611)

Asian0.6%(166)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic58.4%(9,423)

Black40.2%(6,484)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(82)

Asian0.3%(56)

Other1%(164)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican20.5%(7,536)

Central American6.4%(2,367)

Guatemalan3.5%(1,283)

Salvadoran2.2%(799)

South American2%(740)

Colombian0.8%(308)

Dominican0.8%(299)

Honduran0.8%(285)

Puerto Rican0.7%(264)

Ecuadorian0.5%(192)

Peruvian0.3%(97)

Venezuelan0.2%(64)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Cuban0.1%(43)

Chilean0.1%(41)

Argentine0%(17)

Spaniard0%(6)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(135)

Asian Indian0.3%(126)

Hmong0.1%(25)

Chinese0%(17)

Korean0%(16)

Pacific Islander origin

Guamanian0%(11)

Ancestry

Irish7.8%(2,860)

American7.7%(2,814)

English7.3%(2,679)

German7.2%(2,631)

Italian2.4%(883)

Scotch-Irish2.2%(797)

Polish2.1%(776)

West Indian1.4%(510)

Scottish1%(366)

Dutch0.9%(316)

Jamaican0.8%(305)

French0.7%(241)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.5%(202)

Hungarian0.3%(103)

Czech0.3%(95)

Welsh0.3%(93)

Swedish0.2%(86)

French Canadian0.2%(74)

Russian0.2%(71)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(71)

Nigerian0.2%(63)

Armenian0.1%(52)

Ukrainian0.1%(48)

Danish0.1%(45)

Arab0.1%(43)

Egyptian0.1%(43)

Brazilian0.1%(43)

Norwegian0.1%(40)

Slovak0.1%(31)

Lithuanian0.1%(30)

Austrian0.1%(29)

British0.1%(23)

Haitian0%(18)

Ethiopian0%(17)

Croatian0%(14)

Romanian0%(14)

Serbian0%(14)

Slovene0%(14)

Greek0%(13)

Canadian0%(10)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.6%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.9%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.0%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.2 min

−13%vs 2000

vs 18.7 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 married40.1%(5,877)

Married48.7%(7,143)

Widowed1.2%(170)

Divorced10%(1,463)

Women 15+

Never married31.2%(4,673)

Married46.3%(6,924)

Widowed11.6%(1,731)

Divorced10.9%(1,627)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.3%

−9.3 ptssince 2013

from 25.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.4%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 43.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.8%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.4%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.0%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 25.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.2%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 54.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 37.6% 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)25%(406)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.8%(369)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.3%(427)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.2%(20)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.1%(18)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,621 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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