Monee is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 5,084 people and two associated neighborhoods, Monee is the 332nd largest community in Illinois. Monee has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Monee, where the median household income is $86,849.00.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.39% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Monee has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Monee a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Monee, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.97 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Despite being a small village, Monee has a lot of people using the subway to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the subway are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The population of Monee overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Monee, 23.26% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Monee in 2022 was $60,890, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $243,560 for a family of four. However, Monee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Monee is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Monee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Monee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Monee also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.96% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Monee include German, Irish, Polish, African, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Monee's cultural character, accounting for 18.28% of the village’s population.

The most common language spoken in Monee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.