Monroe, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
36,759
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
35.5
2.74% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
13.3%
4.09% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$72,540
7.84% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$309,100
14.2% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
17,749
5.86% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Monroe, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

87.4% of the residents in Monroe, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Monroe, NC was $309,100, and the homeownership rate was 61.6%.

Most people in Monroe, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Monroe, NC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNorth CarolinaUnion County, NCCharlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCUnion (East) & Anson Counties--Monroe City PUMA, NCUnion County (West)--Indian Trail & Stallings Towns PUMA, NC

Population & Diversity

Monroe, NC is home to a population of 36.8k people, from which 87.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 17.8% of Monroe, NC residents were born outside of the country (6.53k people).

In 2024, there were 2.22 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.1k people) in Monroe, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.25k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 6.41k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.4%
2024 Citizenship
86.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.4% of Monroe, NC residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Monroe, NC was 86.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Monroe, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    16.1k ± 1.07k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    7.25k ± 844
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    6.41k ± 1.04k
30.9%
Hispanic Population
11.4k people

In 2024, there were 2.22 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.1k people) in Monroe, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.25k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 6.41k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

30.9% of the people in Monroe, NC are hispanic (11.4k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Monroe, NC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

17.8%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
6.53k people
17.8%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
6.35k people

As of 2024, 17.8% of Monroe, NC residents (6.53k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Monroe, NC was 17.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    427 ± 165
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    406 ± 193
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    318 ± 139

Monroe, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.05 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Monroe, NC employs 17.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Monroe, NC were Construction (2,636 people), Retail Trade (2,563 people), and Manufacturing (2,453 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($100,938), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($82,813), and Finance & Insurance ($68,763).

Employment

Occupations

17.7k
2024 Value
± 1,198
5.86%
1 Year growth
± 9.21%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Monroe, NC grew at a rate of 5.86%, from 16.8k employees to 17.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Monroe, NC, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,924 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,867 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,834 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Monroe, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

17.7k
2024 Value
± 1,198
5.86%
1 Year growth
± 9.21%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Monroe, NC grew at a rate of 5.86%, from 16.8k employees to 17.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Monroe, NC, are Construction (2,636 people), Retail Trade (2,563 people), and Manufacturing (2,453 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Monroe, NC, though some of these residents may live in Monroe, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$44,309
Median earning men ± $1,155
$35,818
Median earning women ± $4,552

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($88,125), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,345), and Public Administration ($69,519).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,174), Information ($54,297), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,778).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Monroe, NC was $309,100 in 2024, which is 0.929 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $270,600 to $309,100, a 14.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Monroe, NC is 61.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Monroe, NC have an average commute time of 30.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Monroe, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$309,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$17,667
$7,771
Median Property Taxes
±$705

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Monroe, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Monroe, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

61.6%
Homeownership
2024
64.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 61.6% of the housing units in Monroe, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$72,540
Median Household Income
± $7,677
12.6k
Number of Households
± 942

In 2024, the median household income of the 12.6k households in Monroe, NC grew to $72,540 from the previous year's value of $67,265.

The following chart displays the households in Monroe, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Monroe, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.1%)
  2. Carpooled (14.8%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.45%)

In 2024, 75.1% of workers in Monroe, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.8%) and those who worked at home (7.45%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

30.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Monroe, NC have a longer commute time (30.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.22% of the workforce in Monroe, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Monroe, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Monroe, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Monroe, NC (4.82k out of 36.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Monroe, NC is Hispanic, followed by Other and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

83.7% of the population of Monroe, NC has health coverage, with 38.8% on employee plans, 19.8% on Medicaid, 10.5% on Medicare, 13.8% on non-group plans, and 0.758% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26% under 18 years, 23.9% between 18 and 34 years, 36.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

16.3%
Uninsured
38.8%
Employer Coverage
19.8%
Medicaid
10.5%
Medicare
13.8%
Non-Group
0.758%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Monroe, NC declined by 8.51% from 17.8% to 16.3%.

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