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 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 2,753 in West Monroe). Monroe has the higher median household income ($59,532 vs $50,099 in West Monroe). Monroe has the higher median home value ($161,500 vs $94,000 in West Monroe).

Population, income & housing

	Monroe	West Monroe
Population	20,330	2,753
Median age	36.9 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,532	$50,099
Median home value	$161,500	$94,000
Median gross rent	$898	$957
Housing units	9,013	1,266
Homeownership rate	67.8%	84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	4.9%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	13.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monroe	West Monroe
Population	19,775 → 20,330 (+2.8%)	3,488 → 2,753 (-21.1%)
Median household income	$46,550 → $59,532 (+27.9%)	$47,006 → $50,099 (+6.6%)
Median home value	$122,300 → $161,500 (+32.1%)	$62,400 → $94,000 (+50.6%)
Median gross rent	$741 → $898 (+21.2%)	$1,091 → $957 (-12.3%)

Monroe

Population

19,77520,330

Median household income

$46,550$59,532

Median home value

$122,300$161,500

Median gross rent

$741$898

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)

	Monroe	West Monroe
Under 5	8.2%	5.4%
5 to 17	15.8%	14.2%
18 to 24	6.5%	2.9%
25 to 34	16.4%	14.4%
35 to 44	12.4%	16.7%
45 to 54	12.5%	11.3%
55 to 64	12.3%	18.2%
65 to 74	9.2%	9.7%
75 and over	6.6%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monroe	West Monroe
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	88.9%
Black or African American	8.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.3%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monroe	West Monroe
No high school diploma	10.1%	16.0%
High school graduate	29.5%	48.0%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	2.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monroe	West Monroe
Drove alone	82.7%	77.5%
Carpooled	5.9%	16.4%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	1.0%
Other means	1.2%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monroe	West Monroe
1-unit, detached	71.5%	49.4%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	4.2%
20 or more units	4.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	45.0%

Poverty & households

	Monroe	West Monroe
Poverty rate	18.3%	28.9%
Average household size	2.33	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1953	1982