Monroe vs Swartz

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

Monroe and Swartz 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 4,691 in Swartz). Swartz has the higher median household income ($69,968 vs $36,521 in Monroe). Swartz has the higher median home value ($190,600 vs $174,800 in Monroe).

Population, income & housing

	Monroe	Swartz
Population	47,241	4,691
Median age	34.7 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$36,521	$69,968
Median home value	$174,800	$190,600
Median gross rent	$823	$991
Housing units	21,317	1,821
Homeownership rate	45.1%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.8%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monroe	Swartz
Population	48,241 → 47,241 (-2.1%)	4,629 → 4,691 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$30,438 → $36,521 (+20.0%)	$48,592 → $69,968 (+44.0%)
Median home value	$139,600 → $174,800 (+25.2%)	$142,700 → $190,600 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$702 → $823 (+17.2%)	$876 → $991 (+13.1%)

Monroe

Population

48,24147,241

Median household income

$30,438$36,521

Median home value

$139,600$174,800

Median gross rent

$702$823

Swartz

Population

4,6294,691

Median household income

$48,592$69,968

Median home value

$142,700$190,600

Median gross rent

$876$991

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monroe	Swartz
Under 5	6.5%	6.4%
5 to 17	19.8%	15.8%
18 to 24	10.7%	11.1%
25 to 34	13.6%	18.6%
35 to 44	11.8%	14.8%
45 to 54	10.0%	10.1%
55 to 64	12.3%	10.8%
65 to 74	8.7%	6.9%
75 and over	6.7%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monroe	Swartz
White (non-Hispanic)	32.7%	75.8%
Black or African American	60.3%	20.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monroe	Swartz
No high school diploma	15.2%	10.5%
High school graduate	30.0%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monroe	Swartz
Drove alone	73.7%	80.6%
Carpooled	11.8%	14.9%
Public transit	2.9%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	3.0%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monroe	Swartz
1-unit, detached	70.3%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.3%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	17.1%

Poverty & households

	Monroe	Swartz
Poverty rate	38.9%	14.6%
Average household size	2.40	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1971	1985