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North Carolina·Union County
10 tracts·19K people·$309K median·601/mi²
White 44 · Hispanic 31 · Black 20 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Married couple 46 · Other 28 · Living alone 26
Manufacturing 30 · Retail 21 · Health 16 · Professional 13 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 7 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 30 · Sales · office 21 · Service 17 · Construction · maintenance 16 · Production · transport 16
Drive alone 75 · Carpool 30 · Work from home 6 · Walk 1 · Bike 0 · Transit 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 $309,100 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Monroe has 36,759 residents across 4 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.5; the population is 43.7% White, 30.9% Hispanic or Latino, 19.7% Black, 3.8% Multiracial, 1.0% Asian and 0.9% Other; the average household has 2.9 people; 24.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.3% (Census ACS).
Rocky River Elementary (63%), Benton Heights Elementary (46%) and East Elementary (30%) lead the elementary schools; Monroe Middle is the middle school with reported scores (33%); Union County Early College (93%), Central Academy of Technology and Arts (92%) and Monroe High (30%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,246/month, 21% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Monroe is $72,540 a year, 16% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Monroe, median rent is $1,246/month and the median home value is $309,100 (Census ACS).
Monroe reported 8.5 violent crimes and 35.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 33°F; there are 77 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 47 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Monroe are inland flooding (99), tornado (97) and ice storm (97), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Monroe, 0.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).