COMPARING TWO PLACES
Monroe vs West Monroe
PLACE A
Monroe, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
West Monroe, Michigan
Monroe is 82% smaller than West Monroe. Monroe earns more, with a median household income $5,630 higher. West Monroe has grown faster since 2000 (-8% vs -14%).
MONROEWEST MONROEDIFFERENCE
Total population4792,711−82% vs West Monroe
Population density9702,167−1,197
Population growth-13.7%-7.9%−5.8 pts
Median age36.743.1−6.4
Male51.7%50.9%+0.8 pts
Female48.3%49.1%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born1.4%1.8%−0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.5%91.4%+5.1 pts
Black0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%3.5%−1.0 pts
Asian0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Other0.6%5.0%−4.4 pts
Median household income$53,947$48,317+$5,630
Per capita income$30,200$23,228+$6,972
Poverty rate12.4%31.8%−19.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.376+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%6.0%+9.7 pts
Graduate degree8.3%2.7%+5.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.7%12.6%−6.9 pts
Labor force participation59.0%59.9%−0.9 pts
Median home value$174,000$109,200+$64,800
Median gross rent$854$850+$4
Owner-occupied72.0%87.3%−15.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%3.5%+3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households51.4%83.9%−32.5 pts
Average commute26.225.0+1.2
Worked from home4.4%1.0%+3.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.8%2.5%+7.3 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024