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Michigan·Monroe County
9 tracts·15K people·$168K median·1,684/mi²
White 83 · Black 8 · Multiracial 6 · Hispanic 3 · Other 1 · Asian 1
Married couple 38 · Living alone 35 · Other 27
Health 23 · Manufacturing 21 · Professional 17 · Retail 13 · Public admin 13 · Leisure 10 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 34 · Production · transport 20 · Sales · office 19 · Service 19 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 8 · Walk 3 · 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 Monroe is $167,900 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Monroe has 20,320 residents across 6 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.6; the population is 82.7% White, 7.5% Black, 5.9% Multiracial, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Other and 0.6% Asian; the average household has 2.3 people; 19.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 19.2% (Census ACS).
Manor Elementary School (28%) and Arborwood Elementary School (10%) lead the elementary schools; Monroe Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (22%); Orchard Center High School is the high school with reported scores (50%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $909/month, 42% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Monroe is $59,813 a year, 30% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Monroe, median rent is $909/month and the median home value is $167,900 (Census ACS).
Monroe reported 0.9 violent crimes and 2.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2019).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 87 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 35 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Monroe are inland flooding (98), strong wind (95) and cold wave (92), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.13g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Monroe, 3.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).