Monroe vs Richwood

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

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

Monroe has the higher population (47,241 vs 3,840 in Richwood). Monroe has the higher median household income ($36,521 vs $31,386 in Richwood). Monroe has the higher median home value ($174,800 vs $52,300 in Richwood).

Population, income & housing

	Monroe	Richwood
Population	47,241	3,840
Median age	34.7 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$36,521	$31,386
Median home value	$174,800	$52,300
Median gross rent	$823	$873
Housing units	21,317	848
Homeownership rate	45.1%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.8%	6.3%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monroe	Richwood
Population	48,241 → 47,241 (-2.1%)	4,495 → 3,840 (-14.6%)
Median household income	$30,438 → $36,521 (+20.0%)	$24,896 → $31,386 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$139,600 → $174,800 (+25.2%)	$48,600 → $52,300 (+7.6%)
Median gross rent	$702 → $823 (+17.2%)	$556 → $873 (+57.0%)

Monroe

Population

48,24147,241

Median household income

$30,438$36,521

Median home value

$139,600$174,800

Median gross rent

$702$823

Richwood

Population

4,4953,840

Median household income

$24,896$31,386

Median home value

$48,600$52,300

Median gross rent

$556$873

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monroe	Richwood
Under 5	6.5%	5.9%
5 to 17	19.8%	13.0%
18 to 24	10.7%	6.8%
25 to 34	13.6%	18.0%
35 to 44	11.8%	28.8%
45 to 54	10.0%	10.4%
55 to 64	12.3%	8.8%
65 to 74	8.7%	6.1%
75 and over	6.7%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monroe	Richwood
White (non-Hispanic)	32.7%	16.1%
Black or African American	60.3%	75.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monroe	Richwood
No high school diploma	15.2%	25.1%
High school graduate	30.0%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monroe	Richwood
Drove alone	73.7%	74.6%
Carpooled	11.8%	9.9%
Public transit	2.9%	5.0%
Walked	3.1%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	7.3%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monroe	Richwood
1-unit, detached	70.3%	63.3%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	7.3%
20 or more units	5.3%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Monroe	Richwood
Poverty rate	38.9%	38.7%
Average household size	2.40	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1971	1991