COMPARING TWO PLACES
Monroe vs Tea
PLACE A
Monroe, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Tea, South Dakota
Monroe is 94% smaller than Tea. Tea earns more, with a median household income $66,192 higher. Tea has grown faster since 2000 (47% vs -14%).
MONROETEADIFFERENCE
Total population4798,019−94% vs Tea
Population density9702,118−1,148
Population growth-13.7%47.1%−60.8 pts
Median age36.730.6+6.1
Male51.7%52.8%−1.1 pts
Female48.3%47.2%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born1.4%0.4%+1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.5%89.4%+7.1 pts
Black0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%0.7%+1.9 pts
Asian0.3%1.4%−1.0 pts
Other0.6%3.2%−2.5 pts
Median household income$53,947$120,139−$66,192
Per capita income$30,200$41,840−$11,640
Poverty rate12.4%4.7%+7.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.315+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%47.1%−31.4 pts
Graduate degree8.3%13.8%−5.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.7%2.0%+3.8 pts
Labor force participation59.0%87.5%−28.5 pts
Median home value$174,000$351,100−$177,100
Median gross rent$854$1,220−$366
Owner-occupied72.0%79.7%−7.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%7.1%−0.0 pts
Rent-burdened households51.4%44.5%+6.8 pts
Average commute26.220.2+6.0
Worked from home4.4%19.7%−15.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.8%3.0%+6.8 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025