COMPARING TWO PLACES
Monroe vs Claiborne
PLACE A
Monroe, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Claiborne, Louisiana
Monroe is 96% smaller than Claiborne. Claiborne earns more, with a median household income $18,473 higher. Claiborne has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -14%).
MONROECLAIBORNEDIFFERENCE
Total population47913,308−96% vs Claiborne
Population density9701,337−367
Population growth-13.7%9.8%−23.5 pts
Median age36.736.2+0.5
Male51.7%47.4%+4.3 pts
Female48.3%52.6%−4.3 pts
Foreign-born1.4%3.9%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.5%86.2%+10.3 pts
Black0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%2.6%Even
Asian0.3%2.4%−2.1 pts
Other0.6%1.4%−0.7 pts
Median household income$53,947$72,420−$18,473
Per capita income$30,200$36,751−$6,551
Poverty rate12.4%11.3%+1.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.452−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%35.5%−19.9 pts
Graduate degree8.3%10.1%−1.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.7%3.1%+2.6 pts
Labor force participation59.0%66.0%−7.0 pts
Median home value$174,000$219,200−$45,200
Median gross rent$854$1,206−$352
Owner-occupied72.0%69.0%+3.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%8.1%−1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households51.4%50.8%+0.5 pts
Average commute26.219.4+6.7
Worked from home4.4%9.8%−5.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.8%5.7%+4.1 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024