COMPARING TWO PLACES
Monroe vs Harrisburg
PLACE A
Monroe, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Monroe is 99% smaller than Harrisburg. Monroe earns more, with a median household income $5,848 higher. Harrisburg has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -14%).
MONROEHARRISBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population47950,522−99% vs Harrisburg
Population density9706,223−5,253
Population growth-13.7%1.2%−14.9 pts
Median age36.733.4+3.3
Male51.7%47.4%+4.3 pts
Female48.3%52.6%−4.3 pts
Foreign-born1.4%9.5%−8.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.5%25.2%+71.2 pts
Black0.0%40.9%−40.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%26.4%−23.8 pts
Asian0.3%2.2%−1.9 pts
Other0.6%5.2%−4.6 pts
Median household income$53,947$48,099+$5,848
Per capita income$30,200$27,330+$2,870
Poverty rate12.4%30.5%−18.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.483−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%25.9%−10.2 pts
Graduate degree8.3%10.0%−1.7 pts
Unemployment rate5.7%11.4%−5.7 pts
Labor force participation59.0%64.6%−5.6 pts
Median home value$174,000$124,200+$49,800
Median gross rent$854$1,062−$208
Owner-occupied72.0%36.6%+35.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%8.3%−1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households51.4%46.5%+4.9 pts
Average commute26.220.1+6.0
Worked from home4.4%15.8%−11.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Uninsured9.8%9.4%+0.4 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025