COMPARING TWO PLACES
Monroe vs Kiryas Joel
PLACE A
Monroe, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Kiryas Joel, New York
Monroe is 99% smaller than Kiryas Joel. Monroe earns more, with a median household income $3,915 higher. Kiryas Joel has grown faster since 2000 (63% vs -14%).
MONROEKIRYAS JOELDIFFERENCE
Total population47947,147−99% vs Kiryas Joel
Population density97032,248−31,279
Population growth-13.7%63.3%−77.1 pts
Median age36.715.7+21.0
Male51.7%49.6%+2.1 pts
Female48.3%50.4%−2.1 pts
Foreign-born1.4%5.3%−3.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.5%95.7%+0.7 pts
Black0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%2.2%+0.4 pts
Asian0.3%0.1%+0.3 pts
Other0.6%1.7%−1.0 pts
Median household income$53,947$50,032+$3,915
Per capita income$30,200$14,440+$15,760
Poverty rate12.4%37.6%−25.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.481−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%5.7%+9.9 pts
Graduate degree8.3%2.9%+5.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.7%2.2%+3.5 pts
Labor force participation59.0%51.8%+7.2 pts
Median home value$174,000$758,800−$584,800
Median gross rent$854$1,604−$750
Owner-occupied72.0%33.4%+38.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%7.2%−0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households51.4%73.3%−22.0 pts
Average commute26.218.9+7.2
Worked from home4.4%14.0%−9.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%10.2%−10.2 pts
Uninsured9.8%1.3%+8.5 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025