Carleton vs South Monroe

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

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

South Monroe has the higher population (6,771 vs 2,635 in Carleton). Carleton has the higher median household income ($63,826 vs $59,674 in South Monroe). Carleton has the higher median home value ($177,800 vs $176,900 in South Monroe).

Population, income & housing

	Carleton	South Monroe
Population	2,635	6,771
Median age	38.8 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$63,826	$59,674
Median home value	$177,800	$176,900
Median gross rent	$871	$935
Housing units	1,044	3,207
Homeownership rate	77.8%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carleton	South Monroe
Population	2,432 → 2,635 (+8.3%)	5,977 → 6,771 (+13.3%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $63,826 (+13.5%)	$41,136 → $59,674 (+45.1%)
Median home value	$136,400 → $177,800 (+30.4%)	$132,400 → $176,900 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$616 → $871 (+41.4%)	$735 → $935 (+27.2%)

Carleton

Population

2,4322,635

Median household income

$56,250$63,826

Median home value

$136,400$177,800

Median gross rent

$616$871

South Monroe

Population

5,9776,771

Median household income

$41,136$59,674

Median home value

$132,400$176,900

Median gross rent

$735$935

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carleton	South Monroe
Under 5	4.6%	3.2%
5 to 17	23.3%	12.9%
18 to 24	4.6%	8.8%
25 to 34	8.0%	12.1%
35 to 44	19.7%	11.1%
45 to 54	7.7%	13.8%
55 to 64	14.4%	16.0%
65 to 74	11.0%	12.9%
75 and over	6.7%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carleton	South Monroe
White (non-Hispanic)	86.1%	88.8%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	9.5%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carleton	South Monroe
No high school diploma	12.0%	12.8%
High school graduate	44.6%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carleton	South Monroe
Drove alone	83.7%	80.2%
Carpooled	8.8%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	10.9%
Other means	0.0%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carleton	South Monroe
1-unit, detached	62.0%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	5.8%
20 or more units	3.9%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	30.3%	16.3%

Poverty & households

	Carleton	South Monroe
Poverty rate	11.0%	15.3%
Average household size	2.68	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	31	20
Median year structure built	1978	1975