Monroe Center

Population: 415
Median household income: $91,563
Median home value: $148,000

Monroe Center is a community in Ogle County, Illinois, home to 415 residents. At $91,563, its median household income sits above Ogle County's $79,244.

From 2019 to 2023, Monroe Center's population grew 4.0% from 399 to 415, while its median home value rose 24.0% from $119,400 to $148,000.

The median resident is 40.9 years old. The largest age group is 45 to 54, 20.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 415
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $91,563
Median home value: $148,000
Median gross rent: $878
Housing units: 169
Homeownership rate: 82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

399415

Median household income

$75,156$91,563

Median home value

$119,400$148,000

Median gross rent

$917$878

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	399	$75,156	$119,400	$917
2020	384	$75,833	$121,500	$825
2021	394	$82,500	$122,900	$908
2022	460	$86,375	$137,900	$1,016
2023	415	$91,563	$148,000	$878

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5420.5%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	21	5.1%
5 to 17	63	15.2%
18 to 24	39	9.4%
25 to 34	54	13.0%
35 to 44	44	10.6%
45 to 54	85	20.5%
55 to 64	59	14.2%
65 to 74	37	8.9%
75 and over	13	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	399	96.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.7%

High school graduate31.5%

Some college or associate's40.4%

Bachelor's degree15.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8	2.7%
High school graduate	92	31.5%
Some college or associate's	118	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	45	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	29	9.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone84.3%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	204	84.3%
Carpooled	22	9.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	5.0%
Other means	4	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15	6.5%
15 to 29 min	125	54.3%
30 to 44 min	47	20.4%
45 to 59 min	22	9.6%
60+ min	21	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 2.9% (12 of 415)

	Count	Share
Family households	122	72.2%
Nonfamily households	47	27.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	169	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	140	82.8%
Renter-occupied	29	17.2%

1-unit, detached86.4%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	146	86.4%
1-unit, attached	5	3.0%
2 to 4 units	8	4.7%
5 to 19 units	9	5.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1750062
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.21 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.0999, -88.9944