Monroe vs Preble

A side-by-side comparison of Monroe and Preble: population, income, housing, and more.

Monroe and Preble are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Monroe has the higher population (629 vs 117 in Preble). Since 2019, Preble's population has grown faster (+80.0% vs -33.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Monroe	Preble
Population	629	117
Median age	30.0 yrs	13.3 yrs
Median household income	$70,000	—
Median home value	$145,300	—
Median gross rent	$670	—
Housing units	222	19
Homeownership rate	79.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monroe	Preble
Population	945 → 629 (-33.4%)	65 → 117 (+80.0%)
Median household income	$59,028 → $70,000 (+18.6%)	—
Median home value	$110,800 → $145,300 (+31.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$744 → $670 (-9.9%)	—

Monroe

Population

945629

Median household income

$59,028$70,000

Median home value

$110,800$145,300

Median gross rent

$744$670

Preble

Population

65117

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monroe	Preble
Under 5	7.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	24.6%	73.5%
18 to 24	7.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	17.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	6.8%	26.5%
45 to 54	16.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	8.4%	0.0%
65 to 74	5.9%	0.0%
75 and over	4.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monroe	Preble
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monroe	Preble
No high school diploma	6.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	30.5%	64.5%
Some college or associate's	42.5%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monroe	Preble
Drove alone	80.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	6.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monroe	Preble
1-unit, detached	90.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Monroe	Preble
Poverty rate	11.3%	34.2%
Average household size	2.86	6.16
Mean commute (minutes)	19	—
Median year structure built	1963	—