Monroe County vs Pierce County

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

Monroe County and Pierce County are counties in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Monroe County has the higher population (46,169 vs 42,351 in Pierce County). Pierce County has the higher median household income ($88,802 vs $68,213 in Monroe County). Pierce County has the higher median home value ($308,600 vs $197,200 in Monroe County).

Population, income & housing

	Monroe County	Pierce County
Population	46,169	42,351
Median age	39.6 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$68,213	$88,802
Median home value	$197,200	$308,600
Median gross rent	$920	$1,025
Housing units	19,918	17,052
Homeownership rate	72.4%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monroe County	Pierce County
Population	45,771 → 46,169 (+0.9%)	41,977 → 42,351 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$59,587 → $68,213 (+14.5%)	$72,323 → $88,802 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$155,000 → $197,200 (+27.2%)	$208,700 → $308,600 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$815 → $920 (+12.9%)	$874 → $1,025 (+17.3%)

Monroe County

Population

45,77146,169

Median household income

$59,587$68,213

Median home value

$155,000$197,200

Median gross rent

$815$920

Pierce County

Population

41,97742,351

Median household income

$72,323$88,802

Median home value

$208,700$308,600

Median gross rent

$874$1,025

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monroe County	Pierce County
Under 5	6.3%	5.0%
5 to 17	19.2%	15.5%
18 to 24	7.0%	15.2%
25 to 34	11.4%	10.7%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.6%	11.9%
55 to 64	14.2%	13.9%
65 to 74	10.7%	10.0%
75 and over	6.9%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monroe County	Pierce County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	91.5%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.2%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monroe County	Pierce County
No high school diploma	9.2%	4.3%
High school graduate	36.3%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monroe County	Pierce County
Drove alone	78.1%	74.8%
Carpooled	8.5%	7.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	2.6%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.3%	11.7%
Other means	2.1%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monroe County	Pierce County
1-unit, detached	72.6%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	6.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Monroe County	Pierce County
Poverty rate	11.8%	9.5%
Average household size	2.48	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1980	1980