COMPARING TWO PLACES
Waxhaw vs Monroe
PLACE A
Waxhaw, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Monroe, Pennsylvania
Waxhaw is 4731% larger than Monroe. Waxhaw earns more, with a median household income $77,947 higher. Waxhaw has grown faster since 2000 (108% vs -14%).
WAXHAWMONROEDIFFERENCE
Total population23,140479+4731% vs Monroe
Population density1,905970+936
Population growth108.3%-13.7%+122.0 pts
Median age36.236.7−0.5
Male48.0%51.7%−3.7 pts
Female52.0%48.3%+3.7 pts
Foreign-born15.6%1.4%+14.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic67.5%96.5%−29.0 pts
Black8.1%0.0%+8.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.8%2.6%+9.2 pts
Asian7.4%0.3%+7.1 pts
Other5.2%0.6%+4.6 pts
Median household income$131,894$53,947+$77,947
Per capita income$48,910$30,200+$18,710
Poverty rate4.5%12.4%−7.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3730.415−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher55.0%15.6%+39.4 pts
Graduate degree20.5%8.3%+12.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%5.7%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation69.4%59.0%+10.4 pts
Median home value$549,400$174,000+$375,400
Median gross rent$1,840$854+$986
Owner-occupied83.0%72.0%+11.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.8%7.0%−3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households30.0%51.4%−21.3 pts
Average commute32.026.2+5.8
Worked from home27.7%4.4%+23.3 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured4.8%9.8%−5.0 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025