COMPARING TWO PLACES
Epps vs Monroe
PLACE A
Epps, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Monroe, Pennsylvania
Epps is 30% smaller than Monroe. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Monroe has grown faster since 2000 (-14% vs -58%).
EPPSMONROEDIFFERENCE
Total population334479−30% vs Monroe
Population density346970−624
Population growth-58.1%-13.7%−44.4 pts
Median age41.936.7+5.2
Male70.2%51.7%+18.5 pts
Female29.8%48.3%−18.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.0%96.5%−42.5 pts
Black44.5%0.0%+44.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other1.5%0.6%+0.9 pts
Median household income$53,667$53,947−$280
Per capita income$19,482$30,200−$10,718
Poverty rate15.5%12.4%+3.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3470.415−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.8%15.6%−5.8 pts
Graduate degree5.8%8.3%−2.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
Labor force participation28.6%59.0%−30.4 pts
Median home value$67,500$174,000−$106,500
Median gross rent$1,031$854+$177
Owner-occupied77.9%72.0%+5.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.8%7.0%+24.8 pts
Rent-burdened households48.1%51.4%−3.2 pts
Average commute47.526.2+21.3
Worked from home8.5%4.4%+4.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.8%9.8%−8.0 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025