Monmouth

Population: 11,176
Median household income: $66,858
Median home value: $380,500

Located in Polk County, Oregon, Monmouth is a community with a population of 11,176. Its median household income of $66,858 runs below the Polk County figure of $81,318.

Between 2019 and 2023, Monmouth's population grew 8.7% from 10,282 to 11,176, while its median home value rose 69.0% from $225,100 to $380,500.

27.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 45.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,176
Median age: 26.2 yrs
Median household income: $66,858
Median home value: $380,500
Median gross rent: $1,137
Housing units: 3,769
Homeownership rate: 45.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,28211,176

Median household income

$39,704$66,858

Median home value

$225,100$380,500

Median gross rent

$1,014$1,137

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,282	$39,704	$225,100	$1,014
2020	10,411	$47,585	$262,600	$1,022
2021	10,735	$54,310	$279,700	$1,045
2022	11,054	$61,282	$343,900	$1,125
2023	11,176	$66,858	$380,500	$1,137

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 2425.8%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 448.4%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 648.4%

65 to 745.2%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	484	4.3%
5 to 17	1,838	16.4%
18 to 24	2,886	25.8%
25 to 34	1,664	14.9%
35 to 44	938	8.4%
45 to 54	1,100	9.8%
55 to 64	940	8.4%
65 to 74	583	5.2%
75 and over	743	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,303	74.3%
Black or African American	90	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	129	1.2%
Asian	188	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	60	0.5%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	569	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,837	16.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate25.3%

Some college or associate's41.4%

Bachelor's degree17.2%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	322	5.4%
High school graduate	1,510	25.3%
Some college or associate's	2,472	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,024	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	640	10.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone70.3%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit1.0%

Walked7.1%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,679	70.3%
Carpooled	431	8.2%
Public transit	53	1.0%
Walked	373	7.1%
Bicycle	81	1.5%
Worked from home	559	10.7%
Other means	54	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,836	39.3%
15 to 29 min	951	20.4%
30 to 44 min	1,096	23.5%
45 to 59 min	422	9.0%
60+ min	366	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.90
Poverty rate: 15.6% (1,537 of 9,867)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,239	65.9%
Nonfamily households	1,156	34.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,395	90.1%
Vacant	374	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,545	45.5%
Renter-occupied	1,850	54.5%

1-unit, detached56.2%

1-unit, attached6.4%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units18.9%

20 or more units7.4%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,120	56.2%
1-unit, attached	243	6.4%
2 to 4 units	322	8.5%
5 to 19 units	711	18.9%
20 or more units	278	7.4%
Mobile home & other	95	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4149550
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.24 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 44.8513, -123.2286