South Rockwood vs West Monroe

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

South Rockwood 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 1,891 in South Rockwood). South Rockwood has the higher median household income ($78,063 vs $50,099 in West Monroe). South Rockwood has the higher median home value ($217,800 vs $94,000 in West Monroe).

Population, income & housing

	South Rockwood	West Monroe
Population	1,891	2,753
Median age	39.1 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$78,063	$50,099
Median home value	$217,800	$94,000
Median gross rent	$1,325	$957
Housing units	807	1,266
Homeownership rate	62.4%	84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	4.9%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	13.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Rockwood	West Monroe
Population	1,770 → 1,891 (+6.8%)	3,488 → 2,753 (-21.1%)
Median household income	$71,389 → $78,063 (+9.3%)	$47,006 → $50,099 (+6.6%)
Median home value	$142,500 → $217,800 (+52.8%)	$62,400 → $94,000 (+50.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,102 → $1,325 (+20.2%)	$1,091 → $957 (-12.3%)

South Rockwood

Population

1,7701,891

Median household income

$71,389$78,063

Median home value

$142,500$217,800

Median gross rent

$1,102$1,325

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)

	South Rockwood	West Monroe
Under 5	2.4%	5.4%
5 to 17	20.7%	14.2%
18 to 24	6.2%	2.9%
25 to 34	16.6%	14.4%
35 to 44	15.4%	16.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.3%
55 to 64	10.3%	18.2%
65 to 74	9.3%	9.7%
75 and over	7.4%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Rockwood	West Monroe
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	88.9%
Black or African American	3.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.8%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.2%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Rockwood	West Monroe
No high school diploma	5.4%	16.0%
High school graduate	40.9%	48.0%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	2.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Rockwood	West Monroe
Drove alone	87.4%	77.5%
Carpooled	4.8%	16.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	1.0%
Other means	0.5%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Rockwood	West Monroe
1-unit, detached	66.5%	49.4%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	15.2%	4.2%
20 or more units	5.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	45.0%

Poverty & households

	South Rockwood	West Monroe
Poverty rate	14.1%	28.9%
Average household size	2.43	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	29	24
Median year structure built	1981	1982