Monsey

Population: 27,787
Median household income: $49,095
Median home value: $829,700

Monsey is a community in Rockland County, New York, home to 27,787 residents. At $49,095, its median household income sits below Rockland County's $110,631.

Between 2019 and 2023, Monsey's population grew 20.5% from 23,055 to 27,787, while its median home value rose 22.7% from $676,400 to $829,700.

The median gross rent is $1,780. 14.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,787
Median age: 15.6 yrs
Median household income: $49,095
Median home value: $829,700
Median gross rent: $1,780
Housing units: 5,487
Homeownership rate: 35.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,05527,787

Median household income

$45,399$49,095

Median home value

$676,400$829,700

Median gross rent

$1,506$1,780

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,055	$45,399	$676,400	$1,506
2020	23,733	$40,543	$682,200	$1,482
2021	27,359	$43,843	$728,600	$1,524
2022	28,287	$49,630	$831,500	$1,708
2023	27,787	$49,095	$829,700	$1,780

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

Age distribution

Under 518.6%

5 to 1737.0%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 543.6%

55 to 643.2%

65 to 743.8%

75 and over2.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,176	18.6%
5 to 17	10,285	37.0%
18 to 24	2,974	10.7%
25 to 34	2,850	10.3%
35 to 44	2,962	10.7%
45 to 54	993	3.6%
55 to 64	895	3.2%
65 to 74	1,048	3.8%
75 and over	604	2.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	26,691	96.1%
Black or African American	424	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	69	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	9	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	436	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	158	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.6%

High school graduate36.7%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree7.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,931	20.6%
High school graduate	3,433	36.7%
Some college or associate's	2,663	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	669	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	656	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone45.5%

Carpooled18.1%

Public transit6.9%

Walked10.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.3%

Other means5.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,016	45.5%
Carpooled	1,198	18.1%
Public transit	456	6.9%
Walked	712	10.7%
Bicycle	3	0.0%
Worked from home	883	13.3%
Other means	357	5.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,879	50.1%
15 to 29 min	1,469	25.6%
30 to 44 min	370	6.4%
45 to 59 min	425	7.4%
60+ min	599	10.4%

Households

Average household size: 5.38
Poverty rate: 46.5% (12,822 of 27,573)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,910	96.6%
Nonfamily households	172	3.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,082	92.6%
Vacant	405	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,781	35.0%
Renter-occupied	3,301	65.0%

1-unit, detached23.5%

1-unit, attached9.7%

2 to 4 units34.1%

5 to 19 units30.7%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,287	23.5%
1-unit, attached	532	9.7%
2 to 4 units	1,873	34.1%
5 to 19 units	1,682	30.7%
20 or more units	109	2.0%
Mobile home & other	4	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3648010
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.29 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.1095, -74.0770