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Monroe, NC
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Monroe profile


Living in Monroe



Monroe is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 37,797 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Monroe is the 28th largest community in North Carolina.

Monroe is a decent-sized city, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the city has no real transit system.

The education level of Monroe citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.60% of adults in Monroe have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Monroe in 2022 was $29,277, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,108 for a family of four. However, Monroe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Monroe is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Monroe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Monroe residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Monroe also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.02% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Monroe include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Scots-Irish.

In addition, Monroe has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.84%).

The most common language spoken in Monroe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Miao/Hmong.