West Monroe, LA

Census Place

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2023 Population

12,837

1.16% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2023 Poverty Rate

26.9%

5.16% 1-year decrease

About

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None of the households in West Monroe, LA 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.

96.9% of the residents in West Monroe, LA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in West Monroe, LA are Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe (200 degrees awarded in 2022) and Cloyd's Beauty School 1 Inc (20 degrees).

Most people in West Monroe, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17 minutes. The average car ownership in West Monroe, LA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

West Monroe, LA is home to a population of 12.8k people, from which 96.9% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of West Monroe, LA residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

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Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.9%

2023 Citizenship

98.9%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in West Monroe, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
149 ± 86
Korea
78 ± 76
Gulf War (2001-)
47 ± 41

West Monroe, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.91 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of West Monroe, LA employs N/A people. The largest industries in West Monroe, LA are Retail Trade (859 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (831 people), and Educational Services (585 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($72,905), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($59,107), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($58,254).

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in West Monroe, LA, are Sales & Related Occupations (707 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (514 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (470 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of West Monroe, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in West Monroe, LA, are Retail Trade (859 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (831 people), and Educational Services (585 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of West Monroe, LA, though some of these residents may live in West Monroe, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($91,016), Wholesale Trade ($73,283), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,810).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($142,813), Manufacturing ($76,116), and Information ($46,275).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.94M people employed in Louisiana. This represents a 1.78% 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 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Louisiana.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing the state of Louisiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (60.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (38.2%)
Democratic Party
Other (0.547%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Louisiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

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Bill Cassidy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Kennedy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing Louisiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Louisiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Louisiana

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Louisiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in West Monroe, LA awarded 220 degrees. The student population of West Monroe, LA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 5 male students and 152 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in West Monroe, LA are Black or African American (154 and 70%), followed by White (59 and 26.8%), Unknown (7 and 3.18%), and Asian (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in West Monroe, LA by number of degrees awarded are Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe (200 and 90.9%) and Cloyd's Beauty School 1 Inc (20 and 9.09%).

The most popular majors in West Monroe, LA are Pharmacy Technician (50 and 22.7%), Medical Assistant (49 and 22.3%), and Dental Assisting (46 and 20.9%).

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Pharmacy Technician
50 degrees awarded
Medical Assistant
49 degrees awarded
Blood Bank Technology Specialist
35 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in West Monroe, LA was Pharmacy Technician with 50 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in West Monroe, LA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe
200 degrees awarded
Cloyd's Beauty School 1 Inc
20 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe with 200 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 14 men were awarded degrees from institutions in West Monroe, LA, which is 0.068 times less than the 206 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 154 degrees mean that there were 2.61 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 59 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.03% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.811% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.2M), Some college (811k), and Secondary Education (604k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in West Monroe, LA have an average commute time of 17 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in West Monroe, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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69.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in West Monroe, LA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in West Monroe, LA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in West Monroe, LA 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for West Monroe, LA is from Louisiana.

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.313% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Louisiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (85.1%)
Carpooled (4.72%)
Other (3.84%)

In 2023, 85.1% of workers in West Monroe, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (4.72%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (3.84%).

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.

Commute Time

17 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in West Monroe, LA have a shorter commute time (17 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.539% of the workforce in West Monroe, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in West Monroe, LA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

26.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in West Monroe, LA (3.39k out of 12.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in West Monroe, LA is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in West Monroe, LA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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