Monroe vs South Monroe

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

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

Monroe has the higher population (20,330 vs 6,771 in South Monroe). South Monroe has the higher median household income ($59,674 vs $59,532 in Monroe). South Monroe has the higher median home value ($176,900 vs $161,500 in Monroe).

Population, income & housing

	Monroe	South Monroe
Population	20,330	6,771
Median age	36.9 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$59,532	$59,674
Median home value	$161,500	$176,900
Median gross rent	$898	$935
Housing units	9,013	3,207
Homeownership rate	67.8%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monroe	South Monroe
Population	19,775 → 20,330 (+2.8%)	5,977 → 6,771 (+13.3%)
Median household income	$46,550 → $59,532 (+27.9%)	$41,136 → $59,674 (+45.1%)
Median home value	$122,300 → $161,500 (+32.1%)	$132,400 → $176,900 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$741 → $898 (+21.2%)	$735 → $935 (+27.2%)

Monroe

Population

19,77520,330

Median household income

$46,550$59,532

Median home value

$122,300$161,500

Median gross rent

$741$898

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)

	Monroe	South Monroe
Under 5	8.2%	3.2%
5 to 17	15.8%	12.9%
18 to 24	6.5%	8.8%
25 to 34	16.4%	12.1%
35 to 44	12.4%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.5%	13.8%
55 to 64	12.3%	16.0%
65 to 74	9.2%	12.9%
75 and over	6.6%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monroe	South Monroe
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	88.8%
Black or African American	8.2%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.3%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monroe	South Monroe
No high school diploma	10.1%	12.8%
High school graduate	29.5%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monroe	South Monroe
Drove alone	82.7%	80.2%
Carpooled	5.9%	5.2%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	10.9%
Other means	1.2%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monroe	South Monroe
1-unit, detached	71.5%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	5.8%
20 or more units	4.6%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	16.3%

Poverty & households

	Monroe	South Monroe
Poverty rate	18.3%	15.3%
Average household size	2.33	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1953	1975