Old Monroe vs Whiteside

A side-by-side comparison of Old Monroe and Whiteside: population, income, housing, and more.

Old Monroe and Whiteside are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Old Monroe has the higher population (183 vs 96 in Whiteside). Whiteside has the higher median household income ($98,250 vs $61,458 in Old Monroe). Old Monroe has the higher median home value ($154,200 vs $95,000 in Whiteside).

Population, income & housing

	Old Monroe	Whiteside
Population	183	96
Median age	30.5 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,458	$98,250
Median home value	$154,200	$95,000
Median gross rent	$1,156	$744
Housing units	68	33
Homeownership rate	81.5%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.3%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Old Monroe	Whiteside
Population	216 → 183 (-15.3%)	70 → 96 (+37.1%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $61,458 (+53.6%)	$33,750 → $98,250 (+191.1%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $154,200 (+37.1%)	$104,500 → $95,000 (-9.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,094 → $1,156 (+5.7%)	$744 → $744 (+0.0%)

Old Monroe

Population

216183

Median household income

$40,000$61,458

Median home value

$112,500$154,200

Median gross rent

$1,094$1,156

Whiteside

Population

7096

Median household income

$33,750$98,250

Median home value

$104,500$95,000

Median gross rent

$744$744

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Old Monroe	Whiteside
Under 5	19.7%	18.8%
5 to 17	10.9%	2.1%
18 to 24	9.8%	2.1%
25 to 34	20.2%	29.2%
35 to 44	7.7%	5.2%
45 to 54	8.2%	8.3%
55 to 64	13.7%	26.0%
65 to 74	7.1%	7.3%
75 and over	2.7%	1.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Old Monroe	Whiteside
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	99.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Old Monroe	Whiteside
No high school diploma	13.8%	16.2%
High school graduate	42.2%	70.3%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	13.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Old Monroe	Whiteside
Drove alone	95.4%	92.2%
Carpooled	2.3%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Old Monroe	Whiteside
1-unit, detached	82.4%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	21.2%

Poverty & households

	Old Monroe	Whiteside
Poverty rate	4.4%	4.2%
Average household size	2.82	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	25	31
Median year structure built	1963	1961