Latrobe vs Monessen

A side-by-side comparison of Latrobe and Monessen: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Latrobe has the higher population (8,002 vs 6,825 in Monessen). Latrobe has the higher median household income ($55,168 vs $51,094 in Monessen). Latrobe has the higher median home value ($140,600 vs $87,100 in Monessen).

Population, income & housing

	Latrobe	Monessen
Population	8,002	6,825
Median age	43.9 yrs	48.2 yrs
Median household income	$55,168	$51,094
Median home value	$140,600	$87,100
Median gross rent	$761	$678
Housing units	4,039	4,015
Homeownership rate	67.5%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.4%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Latrobe	Monessen
Population	7,929 → 8,002 (+0.9%)	7,344 → 6,825 (-7.1%)
Median household income	$53,502 → $55,168 (+3.1%)	$43,823 → $51,094 (+16.6%)
Median home value	$117,800 → $140,600 (+19.4%)	$76,300 → $87,100 (+14.2%)
Median gross rent	$612 → $761 (+24.3%)	$674 → $678 (+0.6%)

Latrobe

Population

7,9298,002

Median household income

$53,502$55,168

Median home value

$117,800$140,600

Median gross rent

$612$761

Monessen

Population

7,3446,825

Median household income

$43,823$51,094

Median home value

$76,300$87,100

Median gross rent

$674$678

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Latrobe	Monessen
Under 5	3.6%	6.9%
5 to 17	12.3%	12.6%
18 to 24	14.1%	5.6%
25 to 34	12.1%	10.5%
35 to 44	8.8%	12.5%
45 to 54	13.6%	9.5%
55 to 64	14.3%	18.2%
65 to 74	13.7%	14.0%
75 and over	7.4%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Latrobe	Monessen
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	72.2%
Black or African American	1.4%	18.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.6%
Two or more races	5.0%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Latrobe	Monessen
No high school diploma	5.2%	8.1%
High school graduate	39.1%	43.7%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Latrobe	Monessen
Drove alone	74.7%	74.1%
Carpooled	15.2%	10.6%
Public transit	0.6%	3.2%
Walked	4.2%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	8.7%
Other means	0.5%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Latrobe	Monessen
1-unit, detached	68.8%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	3.8%
20 or more units	6.1%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Latrobe	Monessen
Poverty rate	14.4%	19.6%
Average household size	2.08	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	19	26
Median year structure built	1953	1952