2022 population: 155,609 ( 3,588 from 2010 , 797 from 2020)
Land area: 549.4 square miles
Population density: 283.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	140,083	90.02%	0.4%
Black:	4,411	2.83%	40.3%
Indian:	455	0.29%	14.6%
Asian:	1,092	0.70%	26.8%
2+ races:	2,911	1.87%	28.5%
Hispanic:	6,657	4.28%	42.6%

Total non-White:	15,526	9.98%	36.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,508	11.3
Deaths:	4,029	13.0
Net Migration:	1,141	3.7
Net Immigration:	141	0.5

Change in White population:	-526	-0.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,114	2.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
152,021
140,609	92.49%
3,144	2.07%
397	0.26%
861	0.57%
2,265	1.49%
4,667	3.07%
11,412	7.51%

2000
145,945
137,391	94.14%
2,686	1.84%
351	0.24%
685	0.47%
1,620	1.11%
3,110	2.13%
8,554	5.86%

1990
133,600
128,382	96.09%
2,256	1.69%
518	0.39%
416	0.31%
n/a
2,028	1.52%
5,218	3.91%

1980
134,659
130,300	96.76%
2,208	1.64%
337	0.25%
333	0.25%
n/a
1,456	1.08%
4,359	3.24%

1970
118,479
114,432	96.58%
2,007	1.69%
75	0.06%
64	0.05%
n/a
1,822	1.54%
4,047	3.42%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
16,183	11.1
11,347	7.8
1,898	1.3
941	0.6

3,218	2.2
2,858	2.0

Number	Rate
1990's
17,932	13.4
10,891	8.2
6,109	4.6
304	0.2

9,009	6.7
3,336	2.5

Number	Rate
1980's
18,938	14.1
9,569	7.1
-9,836	-7.3
n/a

-1,918	-1.4
859	0.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
2,714	2.3
n/a

15,868	13.4
312	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Monroe, MI Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.6
32,602	21.0%
123,007	79.0%
29,207	18.8%

62,240
2.46

40,613	65.3%
31,673	78.0%
2,968	7.3%
21,627	34.7%

2010
Number	Percent
40.3
36,677	24.1%
115,344	75.9%
20,392	13.4%

58,230
2.59

41,826	71.8%
32,432	77.5%
3,576	8.5%
16,404	28.2%

2000
Number	Percent
36.0
39,819	27.3%
106,126	72.7%
16,215	11.1%

53,850
2.68

40,223	74.7%
32,933	81.9%
3,002	7.5%
13,627	25.3%

1990
Number	Percent
32.1
38,299	28.7%
95,301	71.3%
13,797	10.3%

46,521
2.84

36,412	78.3%
30,357	83.4%
2,673	7.3%
10,109	21.7%

1980
Number	Percent
27.8
44,855	33.3%
89,804	66.7%
11,277	8.4%

43,301
3.08

35,469	81.9%
30,546	86.1%
2,613	7.4%
7,832	18.1%

2022 Housing Data for Monroe, MI Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,264	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,167	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,035	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,376	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,282	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,814	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,340	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,394	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,053	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,644	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,682	10.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,506	13.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,675	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,646	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,734	9.2%
$200,000 or more	4,628	7.4%

Median Household Income	72,573
Per Capita Income	37,704

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	86

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,033	4.9%
Public Assistance	1,481	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,459	12.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	64,554	69.4%
Unemployed	3,853	4.1%
In Armed Forces	46	0.0%

Total Labor Force	68,453	73.6%
Not in Labor Force	24,502	26.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	30,143	22,394	57.4%
Non-Profit	1,876	4,681	28.6%
Self-Employed	2,840	1,727	62.2%

Local Government	1,864	2,848	39.6%
State Government	647	991	39.5%
Federal Government	583	323	64.3%

Total Private + Self	32,983	24,121	57.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,970	8,843	36.0%
Total	37,953	32,964	53.5%

Pct. Govt.	10.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,893	12.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	12,803	18.0%
Professional, Technical	15,241	21.5%
Service Occupations	11,411	16.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	268	0.4%
All others	22,691	31.9%

White Collar		52.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	14,752	20.8%
Health care and social assistance	11,090	15.6%
Retail trade	6,941	9.8%
Educational services	5,635	7.9%
Construction	5,238	7.4%
Accommodation and food services	4,885	6.9%
Transportation and warehousing	3,839	5.4%
Other services	3,297	4.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,100	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,351	3.3%
Public administration	2,041	2.9%
Finance and insurance	1,732	2.4%
Utilities	1,429	2.0%
Wholesale trade	1,339	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,032	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	856	1.2%
Information	742	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	568	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	143	0.2%
Management	29	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,184	2.70%
Puerto Rican	671	0.43%
Cuban	228	0.15%
Dominican	2	0.00%

Total Central American	392	0.25%
Costa Rican	35	0.02%
Guatemalan	76	0.05%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	236	0.15%
Panamanian	40	0.03%
Salvadoran	5	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	101	0.07%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	7	0.00%
Colombian	34	0.02%
Ecuadorian	26	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	34	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	556	0.36%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	123	0.08%
Indian	87	0.06%
Korean	74	0.05%
Hmong	62	0.04%
Vietnamese	62	0.04%
Chinese	51	0.03%
Japanese	44	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	141,816	96.5%
Spanish	2,047	1.4%
Other Indo-European	927	0.6%
Other	354	0.2%
German, other Germanic	349	0.2%
Arabic	338	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	269	0.2%
Tagalog	210	0.1%
Other Asian	207	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	39,944	25.8%
Irish	17,432	11.3%
English	17,430	11.3%
Polish	14,887	9.6%
French	10,671	6.9%
American	10,226	6.6%
Italian	7,962	5.1%
French Canadian	3,077	2.0%
Hungarian	2,843	1.8%
Scottish	2,821	1.8%
European	2,471	1.6%
Dutch	2,154	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	1,277	0.8%
Swedish	1,172	0.8%
Belgian	1,060	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	153,474	99.1%
Not a citizen	1,349	0.9%

Native	151,311	97.7%
Foreign-born	3,512	2.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,978	1.8%	7,179	6.5%	36,697	33.4%	39,236	35.7%	15,952	14.5%	8,890	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,978	1.8%
9-12 Years	7,179	6.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	36,697	33.4%
Some College	39,236	35.7%
Bach. Degree	15,952	14.5%
Grad Degree	8,890	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	135,418	125,094	10,324	7.6%
1991	133,556	119,942	13,614	10.2%
1992	132,184	119,662	12,522	9.5%
1993	133,514	122,782	10,732	8.0%
1994	135,040	127,076	7,964	5.9%
1995	136,996	129,846	7,150	5.2%
1996	138,266	132,860	5,406	3.9%
1997	142,570	137,382	5,188	3.6%
1998	145,116	140,800	4,316	3.0%
1999	149,330	145,030	4,300	2.9%

2000	154,488	149,414	5,074	3.3%
2001	155,516	148,378	7,138	4.6%
2002	153,732	145,770	7,962	5.2%
2003	154,306	145,022	9,284	6.0%
2004	154,420	145,100	9,320	6.0%
2005	155,936	146,318	9,618	6.2%
2006	157,228	146,632	10,596	6.7%
2007	154,560	144,070	10,490	6.8%
2008	151,684	138,612	13,072	8.6%
2009	148,446	127,376	21,070	14.2%

2010	149,850	132,798	17,052	11.4%
2011	147,024	133,666	13,358	9.1%
2012	147,794	136,502	11,292	7.6%
2013	149,332	138,420	10,912	7.3%
2014	152,444	143,126	9,318	6.1%
2015	153,170	146,102	7,068	4.6%
2016	153,228	146,552	6,676	4.4%
2017	152,156	144,980	7,176	4.7%
2018	152,130	145,742	6,388	4.2%
2019	151,570	145,802	5,768	3.8%

2020	148,794	135,528	13,266	8.9%
2021	144,244	135,542	8,702	6.0%
2022	148,906	141,722	7,184	4.8%
2023	155,068	148,568	6,500	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	65,946
Median Value	$202,200

Occupied	62,240	94.4%
Vacant	3,706	5.6%

Owned	50,266	80.8%
Rented	11,974	19.2%
Median Rent	$996

Single-Family Units	52,722	79.9%
Detached	51,338	77.8%
Attached	1,384	2.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,664	8.6%
Mobile Homes	5,245	8.0%

Monroe, MI Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Monroe, MI Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Monroe, MI Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Monroe, MI Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Monroe, MI Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Monroe, MI Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Monroe, MI Metro Area