Demographics of Monroe city, Georgia

Monroe city, Georgia had 16,507 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,477 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Monroe city, in four figures

16,507
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,648 ±23.; +9.8%
Change since July 2020: +1,477 people.; 30.7 ±2.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $44,656 ±$7,456
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Monroe city, Georgia's population grew 9.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Monroe city, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Monroe city, Georgia's population grew 9.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Monroe city, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	15,030	100.0	100.0
2021	15,346	102.1	100.2
2022	15,722	104.6	100.7
2023	16,030	106.7	101.6
2024	16,372	108.9	102.5
2025	16,507	109.8	103.1

Population of Monroe city, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,030	—
2021	15,346	+316
2022	15,722	+376
2023	16,030	+308
2024	16,372	+342
2025	16,507	+135

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 30.7 ±2.8: for men 25.3 ±3.2 and for women 34.4 ±4.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Monroe city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	1,396 ±309	8.9% ±2.0	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,050 ±461	19.5% ±2.9	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,019 ±434	12.9% ±2.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,287 ±616	27.4% ±3.9	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,940 ±425	18.8% ±2.7	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,956 ±368	12.5% ±2.4	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $44,656 ±$7,456, and income per person $23,810 ±$4,011, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Monroe city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,310 ±359	25.2% ±6.6	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,449 ±383	27.9% ±7.0	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	671 ±270	12.9% ±5.1	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	739 ±310	14.2% ±5.9	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	590 ±222	11.4% ±4.2	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	299 ±139	5.8% ±2.6	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	46 to 232	0.9% to 4.5%	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Monroe city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	5,057 ±1,155	33.8% ±7.7	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,397 ±614	56.0% ±10.1	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,159 ±508	26.7% ±5.6	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	501 ±206	19.5% ±7.3	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Monroe city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Monroe city	Georgia	United States
Housing units	5,684 ±437	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.4% ±2.1	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.6% ±3.7	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	42.3% ±6.3	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	57.7% ±6.9	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$259,300 ±$62,007	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,105 ±$97	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±4	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Monroe city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	471 to 1,589	3.0% to 10.2%	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,330 ±970	46.8% ±6.2	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,364 ±938	40.7% ±6.0	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 139	0% to 0.9%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 155	0% to 1.0%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	819 ±381	5.2% ±2.4	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Monroe city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	11,226 ±917	71.7% ±5.9	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,905 ±869	25.0% ±5.6	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 78	0% to 0.5%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	143 to 823	0.9% to 5.3%	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	39 to 331	0.2% to 2.1%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 599	0% to 3.8%	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Monroe city among the places of Georgia

80th of 167 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Places of Georgia near Monroe city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Fairburn city	16,831 ±25
Milledgeville city	16,748 ±45
St. Simons CDP	16,228 ±875
Dublin city	16,136 ±29
Americus city	15,813 ±26
Monroe city	15,648 ±23
Loganville city	15,527 ±31
Lilburn city	15,390 ±47
Brunswick city	15,307 ±27
Braselton town	15,178 ±39
Jefferson city	14,990 ±29

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Georgia by poverty rate
No. 8 Places by poverty rate
No. 52 Places in Georgia by median home value
No. 84 Places in Georgia by median age
No. 88 Places in Georgia by median rent
No. 91 Places in Georgia by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026