COMPARING TWO PLACES
Monroe vs Santa Clara
PLACE A
Monroe, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Santa Clara, Utah
Monroe is 95% smaller than Santa Clara. Santa Clara earns more, with a median household income $42,528 higher. Santa Clara has grown faster since 2000 (26% vs -14%).
MONROESANTA CLARADIFFERENCE
Total population4798,722−95% vs Santa Clara
Population density9701,439−469
Population growth-13.7%25.8%−39.5 pts
Median age36.733.0+3.7
Male51.7%51.8%−0.1 pts
Female48.3%48.2%+0.1 pts
Foreign-born1.4%5.9%−4.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.5%84.1%+12.4 pts
Black0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%10.1%−7.6 pts
Asian0.3%2.5%−2.1 pts
Other0.6%3.1%−2.5 pts
Median household income$53,947$96,475−$42,528
Per capita income$30,200$39,030−$8,830
Poverty rate12.4%3.9%+8.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.398+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%36.2%−20.6 pts
Graduate degree8.3%13.3%−5.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.7%2.9%+2.9 pts
Labor force participation59.0%63.6%−4.7 pts
Median home value$174,000$558,100−$384,100
Median gross rent$854$1,907−$1,053
Owner-occupied72.0%77.8%−5.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%15.4%−8.3 pts
Rent-burdened households51.4%70.1%−18.7 pts
Average commute26.218.5+7.6
Worked from home4.4%10.3%−5.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.8%16.0%−6.2 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025