Carleton vs West Monroe

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

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

West Monroe has the higher population (2,753 vs 2,635 in Carleton). Carleton has the higher median household income ($63,826 vs $50,099 in West Monroe). Carleton has the higher median home value ($177,800 vs $94,000 in West Monroe).

Population, income & housing

	Carleton	West Monroe
Population	2,635	2,753
Median age	38.8 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$63,826	$50,099
Median home value	$177,800	$94,000
Median gross rent	$871	$957
Housing units	1,044	1,266
Homeownership rate	77.8%	84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	4.9%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	13.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carleton	West Monroe
Population	2,432 → 2,635 (+8.3%)	3,488 → 2,753 (-21.1%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $63,826 (+13.5%)	$47,006 → $50,099 (+6.6%)
Median home value	$136,400 → $177,800 (+30.4%)	$62,400 → $94,000 (+50.6%)
Median gross rent	$616 → $871 (+41.4%)	$1,091 → $957 (-12.3%)

Carleton

Population

2,4322,635

Median household income

$56,250$63,826

Median home value

$136,400$177,800

Median gross rent

$616$871

West Monroe

Population

3,4882,753

Median household income

$47,006$50,099

Median home value

$62,400$94,000

Median gross rent

$1,091$957

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carleton	West Monroe
Under 5	4.6%	5.4%
5 to 17	23.3%	14.2%
18 to 24	4.6%	2.9%
25 to 34	8.0%	14.4%
35 to 44	19.7%	16.7%
45 to 54	7.7%	11.3%
55 to 64	14.4%	18.2%
65 to 74	11.0%	9.7%
75 and over	6.7%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carleton	West Monroe
White (non-Hispanic)	86.1%	88.9%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	3.4%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.5%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carleton	West Monroe
No high school diploma	12.0%	16.0%
High school graduate	44.6%	48.0%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	2.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carleton	West Monroe
Drove alone	83.7%	77.5%
Carpooled	8.8%	16.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	1.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carleton	West Monroe
1-unit, detached	62.0%	49.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	4.2%
20 or more units	3.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.3%	45.0%

Poverty & households

	Carleton	West Monroe
Poverty rate	11.0%	28.9%
Average household size	2.68	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	31	24
Median year structure built	1978	1982