Monroe vs Philomath

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

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

Philomath has the higher population (5,537 vs 897 in Monroe). Philomath has the higher median household income ($83,373 vs $66,875 in Monroe). Philomath has the higher median home value ($375,600 vs $292,700 in Monroe).

Population, income & housing

	Monroe	Philomath
Population	897	5,537
Median age	33.2 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,875	$83,373
Median home value	$292,700	$375,600
Median gross rent	$1,125	$1,415
Housing units	294	2,644
Homeownership rate	64.5%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	47.3%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monroe	Philomath
Population	640 → 897 (+40.2%)	4,929 → 5,537 (+12.3%)
Median household income	$50,000 → $66,875 (+33.8%)	$72,564 → $83,373 (+14.9%)
Median home value	$156,700 → $292,700 (+86.8%)	$244,700 → $375,600 (+53.5%)
Median gross rent	$748 → $1,125 (+50.4%)	$899 → $1,415 (+57.4%)

Monroe

Population

640897

Median household income

$50,000$66,875

Median home value

$156,700$292,700

Median gross rent

$748$1,125

Philomath

Population

4,9295,537

Median household income

$72,564$83,373

Median home value

$244,700$375,600

Median gross rent

$899$1,415

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monroe	Philomath
Under 5	7.6%	2.1%
5 to 17	27.4%	12.3%
18 to 24	8.7%	16.3%
25 to 34	11.1%	18.6%
35 to 44	13.7%	14.2%
45 to 54	13.3%	9.5%
55 to 64	4.2%	10.7%
65 to 74	10.1%	13.0%
75 and over	3.8%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monroe	Philomath
White (non-Hispanic)	45.0%	87.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.6%	1.3%
Asian	0.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	1.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	5.5%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	41.9%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monroe	Philomath
No high school diploma	13.3%	3.6%
High school graduate	20.2%	19.4%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	20.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monroe	Philomath
Drove alone	76.6%	67.3%
Carpooled	5.9%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.4%
Worked from home	15.5%	11.9%
Other means	0.0%	5.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monroe	Philomath
1-unit, detached	66.3%	53.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	10.1%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	16.2%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	10.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	22.1%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	Monroe	Philomath
Poverty rate	6.8%	7.9%
Average household size	3.22	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	33	27
Median year structure built	1985	1990