Monroe

Population: 15,336
Median household income: $43,991
Median home value: $222,000

Monroe is a community in Walton County, Georgia, home to 15,336 residents. The median household income of $43,991 is below the Walton County median ($82,381).

From 2019 to 2023, Monroe's population grew 14.3% from 13,418 to 15,336, while its median home value rose 74.3% from $127,400 to $222,000.

The median gross rent is $1,118. 17.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,336
Median age: 29.5 yrs
Median household income: $43,991
Median home value: $222,000
Median gross rent: $1,118
Housing units: 5,131
Homeownership rate: 39.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Unemployment rate: 12.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,41815,336

Median household income

$31,740$43,991

Median home value

$127,400$222,000

Median gross rent

$915$1,118

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,418	$31,740	$127,400	$915
2020	13,568	$37,583	$146,400	$937
2021	14,675	$39,015	$161,400	$942
2022	15,036	$45,307	$189,600	$1,100
2023	15,336	$43,991	$222,000	$1,118

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 510.3%

5 to 1720.6%

18 to 2412.5%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 648.2%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,572	10.3%
5 to 17	3,160	20.6%
18 to 24	1,919	12.5%
25 to 34	2,320	15.1%
35 to 44	1,544	10.1%
45 to 54	1,672	10.9%
55 to 64	1,260	8.2%
65 to 74	1,197	7.8%
75 and over	692	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,370	41.5%
Black or African American	7,256	47.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	105	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	28	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	735	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	842	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.4%

High school graduate32.3%

Some college or associate's24.9%

Bachelor's degree12.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,210	25.4%
High school graduate	2,807	32.3%
Some college or associate's	2,166	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,074	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	428	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone73.7%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means3.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,063	73.7%
Carpooled	610	11.1%
Public transit	44	0.8%
Walked	56	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	542	9.8%
Other means	197	3.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,687	33.9%
15 to 29 min	1,325	26.7%
30 to 44 min	1,000	20.1%
45 to 59 min	346	7.0%
60+ min	612	12.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.12
Poverty rate: 38.7% (5,621 of 14,542)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,052	64.4%
Nonfamily households	1,684	35.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,736	92.3%
Vacant	395	7.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,877	39.6%
Renter-occupied	2,859	60.4%

1-unit, detached65.2%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units20.9%

5 to 19 units8.4%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,345	65.2%
1-unit, attached	94	1.8%
2 to 4 units	1,073	20.9%
5 to 19 units	429	8.4%
20 or more units	72	1.4%
Mobile home & other	118	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1352192
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0.21 sq mi
Center point: 33.7975, -83.7187