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Monroe, NC
Demographic Data




Monroe Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Monroe Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

36,018

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.8%
5 - 17:
18.7%
18 - 24:
12.8%
25 - 34:
11.6%
35 - 54:
26.3%
55 - 64:
10.3%
Over 65 Years:
14.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.4%
5.4%
82.3%
82.3%
20.8%
20.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Monroe
USA
$28,611
$28,611
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Monroe
USA
$63,982
$63,982
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

11.7%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Construction
Retail
Healthcare
Accommodation
Education
Other
Transportation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Administration
Wholesale
Finance
Public Service
15.4%
15.4%
14.6%
14.6%
14.6%
14.6%
9.7%
9.7%
9.0%
9.0%
6.5%
6.5%
5.2%
5.2%
5.1%
5.1%
4.2%
4.2%
3.8%
3.8%
3.4%
3.4%
3.2%
3.2%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
44.1%
44.1%
28.0%
28.0%
23.0%
23.0%
4.0%
4.0%
0.6%
0.6%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
English
German
Italian
Scots-Irish
Polish
European
Scottish
Dutch
French
Welsh
Swedish
Turkish
Greek
French Canadian
Lithuanian
Hungarian
British
African
Nigerian
6.9%
6.9%
6.0%
6.0%
5.8%
5.8%
2.2%
2.2%
2.0%
2.0%
1.7%
1.7%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Miao/Hmong
Slavic languages
French
Arabic
German/Yiddish
Russian
Chinese
African languages
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
72.0%
72.0%
26.1%
26.1%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Monroe Residents

16.7%


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