With 223,674 people, Monroe is a metro area. The poverty rate is 24.5%, above the 12.5% national rate. The foreign-born share is 2%. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $173,826. Households take in $51,816 at the median, 37% less than the US figure.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,816, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 45%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Monroe
What changed most since 1990
White share66.0% → 56.1%(−9.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree16.1% → 24.7%(+8.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants68.6% → 63.9%(−4.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Among the 18 metro and micro areas based in Louisiana
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)31.7%(3,479)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.6%(2,368)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.6%(3,571)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.6%(502)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(38)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 10,961 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Monroe, decade by decade
Monroe population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
215,448
$47,310
$113,200
16.1%
56.7
2000
222,055
$54,616
$119,908
18.9%
60.5
2010
225,145
$55,437
$143,968
19.9%
63.9
2020
227,147
$52,479
$163,635
22.1%
69.9
2024
223,674
$51,816
$173,826
24.7%
67.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
