South Monroe vs Temperance

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

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

Temperance has the higher population (8,495 vs 6,771 in South Monroe). Temperance has the higher median household income ($76,069 vs $59,674 in South Monroe). Temperance has the higher median home value ($230,200 vs $176,900 in South Monroe).

Population, income & housing

	South Monroe	Temperance
Population	6,771	8,495
Median age	46.6 yrs	52.8 yrs
Median household income	$59,674	$76,069
Median home value	$176,900	$230,200
Median gross rent	$935	$1,270
Housing units	3,207	3,720
Homeownership rate	69.2%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	27.7%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Monroe	Temperance
Population	5,977 → 6,771 (+13.3%)	8,201 → 8,495 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$41,136 → $59,674 (+45.1%)	$64,616 → $76,069 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$132,400 → $176,900 (+33.6%)	$167,600 → $230,200 (+37.4%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $935 (+27.2%)	$853 → $1,270 (+48.9%)

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

Temperance

Population

8,2018,495

Median household income

$64,616$76,069

Median home value

$167,600$230,200

Median gross rent

$853$1,270

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Monroe	Temperance
Under 5	3.2%	5.0%
5 to 17	12.9%	12.9%
18 to 24	8.8%	4.9%
25 to 34	12.1%	10.9%
35 to 44	11.1%	10.0%
45 to 54	13.8%	9.6%
55 to 64	16.0%	23.8%
65 to 74	12.9%	13.0%
75 and over	9.2%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Monroe	Temperance
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	84.6%
Black or African American	1.9%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Monroe	Temperance
No high school diploma	12.8%	6.8%
High school graduate	39.8%	24.3%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Monroe	Temperance
Drove alone	80.2%	83.0%
Carpooled	5.2%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	9.1%
Other means	3.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Monroe	Temperance
1-unit, detached	57.5%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	9.9%
20 or more units	5.6%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	16.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	South Monroe	Temperance
Poverty rate	15.3%	9.5%
Average household size	2.17	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	20	29
Median year structure built	1975	1977