Monroe

Population: 35,596
Median household income: $67,265
Median home value: $270,600

Monroe, a community in Union County, North Carolina, has 35,596 residents. At $67,265, its median household income sits below Union County's $99,243.

Between 2019 and 2023, Monroe's population grew 1.4% from 35,105 to 35,596, while its median home value rose 65.0% from $164,000 to $270,600.

74.9% of workers drive to work alone. 71.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,596
Median age: 36.5 yrs
Median household income: $67,265
Median home value: $270,600
Median gross rent: $1,216
Housing units: 12,994
Homeownership rate: 58.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,10535,596

Median household income

$51,754$67,265

Median home value

$164,000$270,600

Median gross rent

$981$1,216

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,105	$51,754	$164,000	$981
2020	35,339	$53,064	$174,100	$997
2021	34,464	$58,180	$189,800	$1,059
2022	34,897	$63,982	$234,300	$1,115
2023	35,596	$67,265	$270,600	$1,216

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 2412.0%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,172	6.1%
5 to 17	6,934	19.5%
18 to 24	4,276	12.0%
25 to 34	3,812	10.7%
35 to 44	4,970	14.0%
45 to 54	4,561	12.8%
55 to 64	3,754	10.5%
65 to 74	2,794	7.8%
75 and over	2,323	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,136	42.5%
Black or African American	7,648	21.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	96	0.3%
Asian	257	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	215	0.6%
Two or more races	1,203	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11,041	31.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.5%

High school graduate28.8%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,113	18.5%
High school graduate	6,399	28.8%
Some college or associate's	6,904	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,382	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,416	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled17.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,364	74.9%
Carpooled	2,922	17.7%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	141	0.9%
Bicycle	13	0.1%
Worked from home	904	5.5%
Other means	155	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,059	26.0%
15 to 29 min	5,042	32.3%
30 to 44 min	3,056	19.6%
45 to 59 min	1,703	10.9%
60+ min	1,736	11.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.90
Poverty rate: 13.9% (4,859 of 34,993)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,154	67.5%
Nonfamily households	3,927	32.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,081	93.0%
Vacant	913	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,061	58.4%
Renter-occupied	5,020	41.6%

1-unit, detached71.2%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units11.3%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,248	71.2%
1-unit, attached	599	4.6%
2 to 4 units	1,122	8.6%
5 to 19 units	1,470	11.3%
20 or more units	244	1.9%
Mobile home & other	311	2.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3743920
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 32 sq mi
Water area: 0.63 sq mi
Center point: 35.0016, -80.5613