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Living in Monroe

Monroe had 20,320 residents in July 2026 and is a city in the United States. In July 2026, median household income was US$59,813 a year. The city had 8 schools in 2026. There were 185 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-10-0731 sources

Population20,076people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary2,846EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent799EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate7.35%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime1,741incidents per 100,000country median 1,586 — 10% aboveOfficial source · Crime in the United States 2025, Table 8: Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City
PM2.5, annual mean8.07µg/m³country median 7.0 — 15% aboveOfficial source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Monroe?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$909 per month, while the median home value was US$167,900 in July 2026. Owner occupation was 69.3%, and the vacancy rate was 4.24% in July 2026. 61.3% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month4 published recurring costs, € per month
Monroe recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€1074
Utilities, 85 m² flat€230
Internet, 60 Mbps€59
Mobile plan, 10 GB€53

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited58.94 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo - Cost of Living in Monroe (Wayback Machine capture 20250518080358)31Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly1,074 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo - Cost of Living in Monroe (Wayback Machine capture 20250518080358)31Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB52.91 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo - Cost of Living in Monroe (Wayback Machine capture 20250518080358)31Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home229.8 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo - Cost of Living in Monroe (Wayback Machine capture 20250518080358)31Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross rent$909/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent61.32 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)4.24 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)849.2 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent799 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables25Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes228 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Is Monroe a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–61%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–66%
Student55%strong on education, weak on work · range 45–65%
Family58%strong on family, weak on cost · range 49–67%
Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–61%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

2.2% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 447 of 20,076 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Monroe is 7.4%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income59,813 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband76.2 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with a broadband subscription90.19 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with internet but no subscription1.43 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households without internet8.38 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with satellite internet4.53 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Median gross salary2,846 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)24Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,417 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov23Official
Unemployment rate7.35 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables25Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Monroe?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,417 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,502of €2,692 take-home
  • Rent
  • Utilities
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,692
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €849
Public transport passnot published for this city—
Utilities, 85 m²€230 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Monroe (Wayback Machine capture 20250518080358) · 2025-12-31− €230
Internet€59 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Monroe (Wayback Machine capture 20250518080358) · 2025-12-31− €59
Mobile plan€53 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Monroe (Wayback Machine capture 20250518080358) · 2025-12-31− €53
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish€1,502
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Monroe Salary needed to live in Monroe

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Monroe. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Monroe. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher88.89 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Schools8 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count15Official
School enrolment, share of residents21.54 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio3 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents185 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official
Preventable hospitalizations3,842 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Monroe when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesMonroe highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Monroe highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Monroe7,626
Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,741 incidents per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2025Crime in the United States 2025, Table 8: Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City13Official
Recorded violent crimes118 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time21.31 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0.51 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by public transport1.13 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers walking to work2.87 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Destinations from nearest airport135 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights19Official
Nearest airportDTW3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official
Distance to nearest airport33 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Monroe. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Monroe.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Monroe is 8.1 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean8.07 µg/m³country median 7.031 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202411Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 0.5 · Feb 1.83 · Mar 7.22 · Apr 14.39 · May 20.72 · Jun 26.61 · Jul 29.17 · Aug 27.56 · Sep 23.78 · Oct 17.22 · Nov 9.61 · Dec 3.22 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -7.78 · Feb -7.06 · Mar -2.94 · Apr 3.22 · May 9.61 · Jun 15.17 · Jul 16.94 · Aug 16.06 · Sep 12.22 · Oct 5.67 · Nov 0.278 · Dec -4.67 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official
Average temperature by monthJan -3.67 · Feb -2.61 · Mar 2.17 · Apr 8.78 · May 15.17 · Jun 20.89 · Jul 23.06 · Aug 21.83 · Sep 18 · Oct 11.44 · Nov 4.94 · Dec -0.722 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 53.85 · Feb 46.23 · Mar 60.45 · Apr 73.15 · May 92.46 · Jun 84.33 · Jul 81.79 · Aug 90.42 · Sep 79.5 · Oct 65.02 · Nov 64.52 · Dec 54.1 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information18Official
PM2.5, highest monitored reading99.2 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5, annual mean9.24 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5 monitoring sites4 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
Annual precipitation642.6 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature22.88 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature11.58 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature0.7 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Dearborn ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.1 °C, Markham (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±1.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 447 is not 1% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share0.974 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official
Foreign residents447 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables25Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density856.9 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau9Official
Population20,076 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program22Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value167,900 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Owner-occupied homes69.26 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Labour force participation rate57.09 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Residents born abroad2.2 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents1.23 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Non-citizens, share of residents0.97 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Flu vaccination coverage62.92 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage6Official
Mammography screening coverage68.7 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate7Official
Residents without health insurance3.67 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher19.86 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies30 Jun 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Households with a vehicle available89.96 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database1 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers aged 16 and over8,399 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers mainly working from home6.76 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households using cellular data plans82.8 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official

Alternatives for people set on Monroe

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Livonia as a Monroe alternative in the same region

54 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 92,603 Livonia vs 20,076 Monroe+361%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,065 Livonia vs €2,846 Monroe+43%
  • Foreign residents: 2.1% Livonia vs 1.0% Monroe+117%
  • Unemployment: 4.6% Livonia vs 7.3% Monroe−38%
  • Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Livonia vs 8.1 µg/m³ Monroe+36%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,848 Livonia vs €3,417 Monroe+13%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,490 (2024) Livonia vs 1,741 (2025) Monroeno percentage

Plainfield as a Monroe alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 400 km, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 1.0% Monroe+527%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €2,846 Monroe+70%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 7.3% Monroe−49%
  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 20,076 Monroe+149%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €3,417 Monroe+18%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 33.0 km Monroe−73%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 (2024) Plainfield vs 1,741 (2025) Monroeno percentage

Cities near Monroe

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

South Monroe Commuting Zone · 2.8 km away
Rent
911.9 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,332 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Temperance Commuting Zone · 20.8 km away
Rent
1,220 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,517 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Monroe?

The median gross salary is 3,417 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Monroe?

The unemployment rate is 7.35 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Monroe?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.07 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Monroe?

Police recorded 1,741 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Crime in the United States 2025, Table 8: Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City.

How many people live in Monroe?

The published population is 20,076 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Monroe?

447 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Monroe a good place to live?

Monroe may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Monroe?

South Monroe, Temperance, Dundee, Flat Rock are near Monroe. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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