West Monroe.
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Louisiana·Ouachita County
9 tracts·10K people·$192K median·1,268/mi²
White 46 · Black 41 · Hispanic 10 · Multiracial 2 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Living alone 36 · Married couple 32 · Other 32
Health 25 · Professional 20 · Retail 19 · Leisure 15 · Manufacturing 13 · Public admin 3 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 29 · Sales · office 22 · Service 19 · Production · transport 18 · Construction · maintenance 13
Drive alone 82 · Carpool 9 · Work from home 8 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in West Monroe is $192,400 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
West Monroe has 12,729 residents across 4 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.4; the population is 45.6% White, 41.1% Black, 10.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Multiracial, 0.9% Asian and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 22.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 26.3% (Census ACS).
Boley Elementary School (57%), Kiroli Elementary School (52%) and Highland Elementary School (41%) lead the elementary schools; West Monroe High School is the high school with reported scores (45%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $826/month, 48% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in West Monroe is $49,386 a year, 43% below the US median (Census ACS).
In West Monroe, median rent is $826/month and the median home value is $192,400 (Census ACS).
West Monroe reported 13.6 violent crimes and 59.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 93°F; winter lows average 38°F; there are 67 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 57 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in West Monroe are ice storm (91), heat wave (84) and tornado (75), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.12g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In West Monroe, 1.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).