Monroe is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 9,477 people and four associated neighborhoods, Monroe is the 195th largest community in New York.

Also of interest is that Monroe has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.91% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

One downside of living in Monroe is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Monroe, the average commute to work is 32.85 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The citizens of Monroe are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.67% of adults in Monroe have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Monroe in 2022 was $40,559, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $162,236 for a family of four. However, Monroe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Monroe is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Monroe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Monroe residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Monroe also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.19% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Monroe include Italian, Irish, German, Russian, and English.

Monroe also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 23.83%.

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