Monroe

Population: 2,074
Median household income: $81,488
Median home value: $173,500

Located in Jasper County, Iowa, Monroe is a community with a population of 2,074. At $81,488, its median household income sits above Jasper County's $70,128.

From 2019 to 2023, Monroe's population grew 19.7% from 1,733 to 2,074, while its median home value rose 41.4% from $122,700 to $173,500.

Owners occupy 75.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,074
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $81,488
Median home value: $173,500
Median gross rent: $780
Housing units: 882
Homeownership rate: 75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7332,074

Median household income

$57,917$81,488

Median home value

$122,700$173,500

Median gross rent

$634$780

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,733	$57,917	$122,700	$634
2020	1,810	$60,278	$119,700	$686
2021	1,822	$75,833	$129,600	$720
2022	1,889	$83,362	$161,700	$742
2023	2,074	$81,488	$173,500	$780

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3417.4%

35 to 4417.1%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	97	4.7%
5 to 17	408	19.7%
18 to 24	136	6.6%
25 to 34	361	17.4%
35 to 44	355	17.1%
45 to 54	248	12.0%
55 to 64	173	8.3%
65 to 74	181	8.7%
75 and over	115	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,999	96.4%
Black or African American	2	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	30	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.2%
Two or more races	22	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.5%

High school graduate38.2%

Some college or associate's40.9%

Bachelor's degree15.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	22	1.5%
High school graduate	547	38.2%
Some college or associate's	586	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	220	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	58	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone90.6%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,057	90.6%
Carpooled	56	4.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	39	3.3%
Other means	4	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	194	17.2%
15 to 29 min	438	38.8%
30 to 44 min	325	28.8%
45 to 59 min	117	10.4%
60+ min	54	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 4.3% (89 of 2,069)

	Count	Share
Family households	561	64.2%
Nonfamily households	313	35.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	874	99.1%
Vacant	8	0.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	662	75.7%
Renter-occupied	212	24.3%

1-unit, detached81.7%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units7.7%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	721	81.7%
1-unit, attached	10	1.1%
2 to 4 units	44	5.0%
5 to 19 units	68	7.7%
20 or more units	28	3.2%
Mobile home & other	11	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1953355
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.7 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.5189, -93.1037