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Monroe, North Carolina

Monroe city, North Carolina · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

GrowingUnion County · 33.3 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025MonroePeer medianPctileSource
Population36,75938,81536
Population change (10 yr)9.4%8.8%60
Median household income$72,540$72,61045
Poverty rate13.3%13.2%45
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%24.9%27
Housing unit change (10 yr)9.1%10.6%30
Median owner-occupied home value$309,100$278,15055
Median gross rent$1,246$1,36427
Housing vacancy rate6.3%5.3%73
Worked from home7.5%10.3%27
Population, 2010–2024
MonroePeer median
Median household income, 2010–2024
MonroePeer median
Change between releases
Metric2010201720172024Peer median, latest span
Population+6.4%+7.0%+5.0%
Housing units-2.4%+10.4%+7.3%
Median household income+5.4%+58.4%+42.1%
Median owner-occupied home value-1.7%+109.8%+99.5%
Median gross rent+19.5%+40.2%+50.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher-0.8%+52.0%+20.7%
Worked from home-4.5%+221.1%+214.7%
Poverty rate+9.2%-38.0%-12.8%
Establishment density · Union County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars14.3US 21.3below US rate
Grocery & food retail2.7US 4.8below US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services6.5US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services26.7US 29.5below US rate
Ambulatory health care11.9US 21.0below US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation3.8US 5.0below US rate
Accommodation0.7US 2.1below US rate
Construction39.2US 24.3above US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
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Mount Vernon, WA9035,377+9.3%$75,77727.9%
Chelsea, MA9039,908+7.6%$72,17922.2%
Copperas Cove, TX8937,947+14.9%$71,22521.8%
Cleburne, TX8934,344+15.4%$70,65620.3%
Wenatchee, WA8935,484+8.8%$73,04028.8%
Fitchburg, MA8941,798+3.4%$73,04025.1%
Plant City, FL8640,887+14.0%$67,43924.2%
Gillette, WY8633,431$81,31624.8%