Detroit Beach vs West Monroe

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

Detroit Beach 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 2,231 in Detroit Beach). Detroit Beach has the higher median household income ($73,478 vs $50,099 in West Monroe). Detroit Beach has the higher median home value ($163,400 vs $94,000 in West Monroe).

Population, income & housing

	Detroit Beach	West Monroe
Population	2,231	2,753
Median age	33.8 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$73,478	$50,099
Median home value	$163,400	$94,000
Median gross rent	—	$957
Housing units	928	1,266
Homeownership rate	94.5%	84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.9%	4.9%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	13.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Detroit Beach	West Monroe
Population	1,742 → 2,231 (+28.1%)	3,488 → 2,753 (-21.1%)
Median household income	$60,125 → $73,478 (+22.2%)	$47,006 → $50,099 (+6.6%)
Median home value	$106,900 → $163,400 (+52.9%)	$62,400 → $94,000 (+50.6%)
Median gross rent	$604 → $742 (+22.8%)	$1,091 → $957 (-12.3%)

Detroit Beach

Population

1,7422,231

Median household income

$60,125$73,478

Median home value

$106,900$163,400

Median gross rent

$604$742

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)

	Detroit Beach	West Monroe
Under 5	12.2%	5.4%
5 to 17	7.2%	14.2%
18 to 24	10.3%	2.9%
25 to 34	22.1%	14.4%
35 to 44	5.0%	16.7%
45 to 54	6.2%	11.3%
55 to 64	19.8%	18.2%
65 to 74	15.2%	9.7%
75 and over	2.0%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Detroit Beach	West Monroe
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	88.9%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	2.8%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Detroit Beach	West Monroe
No high school diploma	8.4%	16.0%
High school graduate	43.8%	48.0%
Some college or associate's	42.9%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	2.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Detroit Beach	West Monroe
Drove alone	98.2%	77.5%
Carpooled	1.7%	16.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.1%	1.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Detroit Beach	West Monroe
1-unit, detached	100.0%	49.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	45.0%

Poverty & households

	Detroit Beach	West Monroe
Poverty rate	14.9%	28.9%
Average household size	2.66	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1957	1982