Monroe is a city of 15,401 people in Ohio. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 8,268 people. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households here earn about 47% more than in Ohio as a whole. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.5% of people here.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $105,250, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 25%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Monroe
What changed most since 1990
Population4,530 → 15,401(+240%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants72.7% → 80.9%(+8.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Hispanic share0.4% → 5.1%(+4.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Monroe's population equals 3.9% of Butler County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.5% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 2.3% 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)15.2%(119)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)38.6%(303)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20.4%(160)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(35)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.8%(38)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 784 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
4,530
$102,243
$197,766
25.9%
4.7
2000
7,133
$102,035
$225,521
24.3%
8.0
2010
12,442
$98,765
$234,487
29.2%
20.0
2020
15,412
$110,237
$233,802
33.4%
38.2
2024
15,401
$105,250
$282,400
39.4%
37.8
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.
