Monroe is a medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 19,243 people and six associated neighborhoods, Monroe is the 61st largest community in Washington. Housing costs in Monroe are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Washington.Monroe is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Monroe is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Monroe who work in office and administrative support (12.98%), sales jobs (11.17%), and management occupations (10.30%). 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: 13.54% 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. In Monroe, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.26 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The population of Monroe 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 Monroe, 23.63% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Monroe in 2022 was $36,580, which is middle income relative to Washington, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,320 for a family of four. However, Monroe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Monroe is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 Asian. Monroe also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.78% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Monroe include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and European. The most common language spoken in Monroe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
