Monroe vs West Monroe

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

Monroe and West Monroe 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 12,837 in West Monroe). West Monroe has the higher median household income ($46,663 vs $36,521 in Monroe). Monroe has the higher median home value ($174,800 vs $174,400 in West Monroe).

Population, income & housing

	Monroe	West Monroe
Population	47,241	12,837
Median age	34.7 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$36,521	$46,663
Median home value	$174,800	$174,400
Median gross rent	$823	$815
Housing units	21,317	6,240
Homeownership rate	45.1%	43.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.8%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monroe	West Monroe
Population	48,241 → 47,241 (-2.1%)	12,583 → 12,837 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$30,438 → $36,521 (+20.0%)	$34,454 → $46,663 (+35.4%)
Median home value	$139,600 → $174,800 (+25.2%)	$133,100 → $174,400 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$702 → $823 (+17.2%)	$744 → $815 (+9.5%)

Monroe

Population

48,24147,241

Median household income

$30,438$36,521

Median home value

$139,600$174,800

Median gross rent

$702$823

West Monroe

Population

12,58312,837

Median household income

$34,454$46,663

Median home value

$133,100$174,400

Median gross rent

$744$815

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monroe	West Monroe
Under 5	6.5%	6.1%
5 to 17	19.8%	16.2%
18 to 24	10.7%	9.1%
25 to 34	13.6%	16.9%
35 to 44	11.8%	13.7%
45 to 54	10.0%	10.9%
55 to 64	12.3%	10.5%
65 to 74	8.7%	6.3%
75 and over	6.7%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monroe	West Monroe
White (non-Hispanic)	32.7%	47.9%
Black or African American	60.3%	39.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	1.5%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monroe	West Monroe
No high school diploma	15.2%	14.9%
High school graduate	30.0%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monroe	West Monroe
Drove alone	73.7%	85.1%
Carpooled	11.8%	4.7%
Public transit	2.9%	0.8%
Walked	3.1%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	3.8%
Other means	1.0%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monroe	West Monroe
1-unit, detached	70.3%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	13.0%
20 or more units	5.3%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Monroe	West Monroe
Poverty rate	38.9%	26.9%
Average household size	2.40	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	18	17
Median year structure built	1971	1976