West Monroe vs Woodland Beach

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

West Monroe and Woodland Beach 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 2,509 in Woodland Beach). Woodland Beach has the higher median household income ($70,330 vs $50,099 in West Monroe). Woodland Beach has the higher median home value ($159,300 vs $94,000 in West Monroe).

Population, income & housing

	West Monroe	Woodland Beach
Population	2,753	2,509
Median age	42.5 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,099	$70,330
Median home value	$94,000	$159,300
Median gross rent	$957	—
Housing units	1,266	1,042
Homeownership rate	84.4%	96.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.9%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	13.3%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Monroe	Woodland Beach
Population	3,488 → 2,753 (-21.1%)	2,294 → 2,509 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$47,006 → $50,099 (+6.6%)	$53,902 → $70,330 (+30.5%)
Median home value	$62,400 → $94,000 (+50.6%)	$123,400 → $159,300 (+29.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,091 → $957 (-12.3%)	$986 → $1,017 (+3.1%)

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

Woodland Beach

Population

2,2942,509

Median household income

$53,902$70,330

Median home value

$123,400$159,300

Median gross rent

$986$1,017

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Monroe	Woodland Beach
Under 5	5.4%	2.5%
5 to 17	14.2%	12.1%
18 to 24	2.9%	22.8%
25 to 34	14.4%	13.6%
35 to 44	16.7%	18.1%
45 to 54	11.3%	10.2%
55 to 64	18.2%	7.9%
65 to 74	9.7%	11.6%
75 and over	7.3%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Monroe	Woodland Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	92.3%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Monroe	Woodland Beach
No high school diploma	16.0%	8.0%
High school graduate	48.0%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	2.5%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Monroe	Woodland Beach
Drove alone	77.5%	77.3%
Carpooled	16.4%	20.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.0%	2.6%
Other means	2.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Monroe	Woodland Beach
1-unit, detached	49.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	West Monroe	Woodland Beach
Poverty rate	28.9%	27.3%
Average household size	2.29	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1982	1958