East Smithfield vs Monroe

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

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

Monroe has the higher population (562 vs 336 in East Smithfield). East Smithfield has the higher median household income ($80,938 vs $57,250 in Monroe). East Smithfield has the higher median home value ($200,000 vs $175,000 in Monroe).

Population, income & housing

	East Smithfield	Monroe
Population	336	562
Median age	34.8 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$80,938	$57,250
Median home value	$200,000	$175,000
Median gross rent	$1,075	$775
Housing units	109	267
Homeownership rate	75.2%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Smithfield	Monroe
Population	—	590 → 562 (-4.7%)
Median household income	—	$55,486 → $57,250 (+3.2%)
Median home value	—	$128,500 → $175,000 (+36.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$883 → $775 (-12.2%)

East Smithfield

Monroe

Population

590562

Median household income

$55,486$57,250

Median home value

$128,500$175,000

Median gross rent

$883$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Smithfield	Monroe
Under 5	9.5%	2.5%
5 to 17	19.3%	16.9%
18 to 24	13.1%	9.3%
25 to 34	8.3%	15.1%
35 to 44	7.4%	10.3%
45 to 54	14.0%	11.7%
55 to 64	14.0%	16.0%
65 to 74	7.1%	10.1%
75 and over	7.1%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Smithfield	Monroe
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	97.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Smithfield	Monroe
No high school diploma	4.1%	7.7%
High school graduate	62.1%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	19.5%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Smithfield	Monroe
Drove alone	50.7%	86.4%
Carpooled	34.1%	11.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.2%
Other means	10.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Smithfield	Monroe
1-unit, detached	67.9%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	22.0%	18.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	East Smithfield	Monroe
Poverty rate	2.1%	9.4%
Average household size	3.08	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1959	1945