Temperance vs West Monroe

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

Temperance and West Monroe 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 2,753 in West Monroe). Temperance has the higher median household income ($76,069 vs $50,099 in West Monroe). Temperance has the higher median home value ($230,200 vs $94,000 in West Monroe).

Population, income & housing

	Temperance	West Monroe
Population	8,495	2,753
Median age	52.8 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$76,069	$50,099
Median home value	$230,200	$94,000
Median gross rent	$1,270	$957
Housing units	3,720	1,266
Homeownership rate	74.3%	84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	4.9%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	13.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Temperance	West Monroe
Population	8,201 → 8,495 (+3.6%)	3,488 → 2,753 (-21.1%)
Median household income	$64,616 → $76,069 (+17.7%)	$47,006 → $50,099 (+6.6%)
Median home value	$167,600 → $230,200 (+37.4%)	$62,400 → $94,000 (+50.6%)
Median gross rent	$853 → $1,270 (+48.9%)	$1,091 → $957 (-12.3%)

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

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)

	Temperance	West Monroe
Under 5	5.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	12.9%	14.2%
18 to 24	4.9%	2.9%
25 to 34	10.9%	14.4%
35 to 44	10.0%	16.7%
45 to 54	9.6%	11.3%
55 to 64	23.8%	18.2%
65 to 74	13.0%	9.7%
75 and over	9.8%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Temperance	West Monroe
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	88.9%
Black or African American	1.9%	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	5.3%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.3%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Temperance	West Monroe
No high school diploma	6.8%	16.0%
High school graduate	24.3%	48.0%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.9%	2.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Temperance	West Monroe
Drove alone	83.0%	77.5%
Carpooled	7.1%	16.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	1.0%
Other means	0.5%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Temperance	West Monroe
1-unit, detached	75.6%	49.4%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	4.2%
20 or more units	5.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	45.0%

Poverty & households

	Temperance	West Monroe
Poverty rate	9.5%	28.9%
Average household size	2.31	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	29	24
Median year structure built	1977	1982