COMPARING TWO PLACES
Index vs Monroe
PLACE A
Index, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Monroe, Pennsylvania
Index is 66% smaller than Monroe. Index earns more, with a median household income $13,241 higher.
INDEXMONROEDIFFERENCE
Total population165479−66% vs Monroe
Population density717970−252
Population growth-12.9%-13.7%+0.8 pts
Median age45.436.7+8.7
Male53.2%51.7%+1.5 pts
Female46.8%48.3%−1.5 pts
Foreign-born2.9%1.4%+1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%96.5%+3.5 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Median household income$67,188$53,947+$13,241
Per capita income$39,421$30,200+$9,221
Poverty rate13.3%12.4%+0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4660.415+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%15.6%−1.2 pts
Graduate degree9.8%8.3%+1.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
Labor force participation54.3%59.0%−4.7 pts
Median home value$580,400$174,000+$406,400
Median gross rent$1,063$854+$209
Owner-occupied100.0%72.0%+28.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.7%7.0%+17.7 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%51.4%+48.6 pts
Average commute39.726.2+13.5
Worked from home0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.7%9.8%−8.1 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025