COMPARING TWO PLACES
Monroe vs Eugene
PLACE A
Monroe, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Eugene, Oregon
Monroe is 100% smaller than Eugene. Eugene earns more, with a median household income $12,615 higher. Eugene has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -14%).
MONROEEUGENEDIFFERENCE
Total population479178,618−100% vs Eugene
Population density9704,018−3,049
Population growth-13.7%13.1%−26.8 pts
Median age36.735.2+1.5
Male51.7%48.8%+2.9 pts
Female48.3%51.2%−2.9 pts
Foreign-born1.4%7.0%−5.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.5%74.2%+22.3 pts
Black0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%11.7%−9.1 pts
Asian0.3%4.0%−3.6 pts
Other0.6%8.6%−7.9 pts
Median household income$53,947$66,562−$12,615
Per capita income$30,200$41,560−$11,360
Poverty rate12.4%19.0%−6.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.495−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%45.1%−29.5 pts
Graduate degree8.3%20.5%−12.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.7%7.6%−1.9 pts
Labor force participation59.0%62.7%−3.7 pts
Median home value$174,000$460,400−$286,400
Median gross rent$854$1,402−$548
Owner-occupied72.0%47.9%+24.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%5.0%+2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households51.4%56.6%−5.3 pts
Average commute26.218.4+7.8
Worked from home4.4%17.3%−12.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Uninsured9.8%5.2%+4.6 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025