COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sterlington vs Monroe
PLACE A
Sterlington, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Monroe, Pennsylvania
Sterlington is 456% larger than Monroe. Sterlington earns more, with a median household income $15,060 higher. Sterlington has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs -14%).
STERLINGTONMONROEDIFFERENCE
Total population2,663479+456% vs Monroe
Population density940970−29
Population growth24.2%-13.7%+37.9 pts
Median age35.936.7−0.8
Male45.0%51.7%−6.7 pts
Female55.0%48.3%+6.7 pts
Foreign-born0.7%1.4%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic73.3%96.5%−23.2 pts
Black22.3%0.0%+22.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.0%2.6%+0.4 pts
Asian0.7%0.3%+0.4 pts
Other0.8%0.6%+0.1 pts
Median household income$69,007$53,947+$15,060
Per capita income$29,846$30,200−$354
Poverty rate17.3%12.4%+4.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3850.415−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%15.6%+4.1 pts
Graduate degree8.3%8.3%+0.1 pts
Unemployment rate1.4%5.7%−4.3 pts
Labor force participation61.6%59.0%+2.7 pts
Median home value$228,400$174,000+$54,400
Median gross rent$1,078$854+$224
Owner-occupied53.8%72.0%−18.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.1%7.0%+2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households37.9%51.4%−13.4 pts
Average commute25.526.2−0.7
Worked from home2.5%4.4%−1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.7%9.8%−6.1 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025