Monroe vs South Waverly

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

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

South Waverly has the higher population (1,125 vs 562 in Monroe). South Waverly has the higher median household income ($83,750 vs $57,250 in Monroe). Monroe has the higher median home value ($175,000 vs $158,200 in South Waverly).

Population, income & housing

	Monroe	South Waverly
Population	562	1,125
Median age	39.7 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$57,250	$83,750
Median home value	$175,000	$158,200
Median gross rent	$775	$1,005
Housing units	267	450
Homeownership rate	71.1%	84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monroe	South Waverly
Population	590 → 562 (-4.7%)	1,026 → 1,125 (+9.6%)
Median household income	$55,486 → $57,250 (+3.2%)	$66,406 → $83,750 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$128,500 → $175,000 (+36.2%)	$120,300 → $158,200 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$883 → $775 (-12.2%)	$622 → $1,005 (+61.6%)

Monroe

Population

590562

Median household income

$55,486$57,250

Median home value

$128,500$175,000

Median gross rent

$883$775

South Waverly

Population

1,0261,125

Median household income

$66,406$83,750

Median home value

$120,300$158,200

Median gross rent

$622$1,005

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monroe	South Waverly
Under 5	2.5%	4.5%
5 to 17	16.9%	19.4%
18 to 24	9.3%	8.9%
25 to 34	15.1%	7.6%
35 to 44	10.3%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	16.0%	14.5%
65 to 74	10.1%	15.4%
75 and over	8.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monroe	South Waverly
White (non-Hispanic)	97.5%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monroe	South Waverly
No high school diploma	7.7%	3.4%
High school graduate	43.1%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monroe	South Waverly
Drove alone	86.4%	89.0%
Carpooled	11.2%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monroe	South Waverly
1-unit, detached	80.5%	93.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.0%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Monroe	South Waverly
Poverty rate	9.4%	8.5%
Average household size	2.35	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	29	15
Median year structure built	1945	1956