Monroe vs Woodbury

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

Monroe and Woodbury are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Woodbury has the higher population (11,437 vs 9,466 in Monroe). Woodbury has the higher median household income ($141,607 vs $110,806 in Monroe). Woodbury has the higher median home value ($417,700 vs $404,200 in Monroe).

Population, income & housing

	Monroe	Woodbury
Population	9,466	11,437
Median age	32.8 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$110,806	$141,607
Median home value	$404,200	$417,700
Median gross rent	$1,984	$1,976
Housing units	2,969	3,934
Homeownership rate	82.2%	93.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.7%	46.2%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monroe	Woodbury
Population	8,586 → 9,466 (+10.2%)	10,810 → 11,437 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$117,639 → $110,806 (-5.8%)	$130,541 → $141,607 (+8.5%)
Median home value	$324,800 → $404,200 (+24.4%)	$319,500 → $417,700 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,637 → $1,984 (+21.2%)	$1,567 → $1,976 (+26.1%)

Monroe

Population

8,5869,466

Median household income

$117,639$110,806

Median home value

$324,800$404,200

Median gross rent

$1,637$1,984

Woodbury

Population

10,81011,437

Median household income

$130,541$141,607

Median home value

$319,500$417,700

Median gross rent

$1,567$1,976

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monroe	Woodbury
Under 5	10.1%	4.4%
5 to 17	16.9%	21.2%
18 to 24	11.8%	12.6%
25 to 34	13.2%	7.9%
35 to 44	11.0%	13.6%
45 to 54	11.7%	17.7%
55 to 64	15.3%	11.3%
65 to 74	5.2%	7.5%
75 and over	4.8%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monroe	Woodbury
White (non-Hispanic)	53.7%	53.7%
Black or African American	10.2%	10.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.3%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.1%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	29.2%	24.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monroe	Woodbury
No high school diploma	11.3%	4.5%
High school graduate	21.6%	17.7%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	26.6%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	22.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monroe	Woodbury
Drove alone	71.7%	75.7%
Carpooled	12.2%	9.4%
Public transit	3.8%	5.5%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	8.2%
Other means	3.7%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monroe	Woodbury
1-unit, detached	73.2%	83.5%
1-unit, attached	11.7%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Monroe	Woodbury
Poverty rate	9.3%	5.0%
Average household size	3.27	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	33	46
Median year structure built	1977	1979