Demographics of Monroe city, Louisiana

Monroe city, Louisiana had 46,860 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −874 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

46,860
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 47,004 ±43.; −1.8%
Change since July 2020: −874 people.; 35.0 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $40,505 ±$4,242
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, Louisiana's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Monroe city, Louisiana'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, Louisiana's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Monroe city, Louisiana'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	47,734	100.0	100.0
2021	47,345	99.2	100.2
2022	47,044	98.6	100.7
2023	46,949	98.4	101.6
2024	47,040	98.5	102.5
2025	46,860	98.2	103.1

Population of Monroe city, Louisiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	47,734	—
2021	47,345	−389
2022	47,044	−301
2023	46,949	−95
2024	47,040	+91
2025	46,860	−180

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.0 ±1.1: for men 33.6 ±1.2 and for women 36.2 ±1.2. 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	Louisiana	United States
Under 5	2,925 ±447	6.2% ±1.0	6.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	9,102 ±831	19.4% ±1.8	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,741 ±511	10.1% ±1.1	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	12,426 ±876	26.4% ±1.9	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,218 ±794	21.7% ±1.7	24.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,592 ±672	16.2% ±1.4	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $40,505 ±$4,242, and income per person $30,526 ±$2,639, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,756 ±$408 in Louisiana 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	Louisiana	United States
Under $25,000	7,065 ±740	38.5% ±3.8	22.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,596 ±494	19.6% ±2.6	20.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,496 ±471	13.6% ±2.5	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,548 ±316	8.4% ±1.7	11.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,323 ±320	7.2% ±1.7	14.8% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	815 ±268	4.4% ±1.5	7.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,492 ±310	8.1% ±1.7	7.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

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	Louisiana	United States
All ages	15,895 ±1,487	35.9% ±3.4	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5,659 ±837	47.9% ±5.4	25.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	7,928 ±812	35.1% ±2.9	17.7% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,308 ±341	23.5% ±2.9	15.2% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Monroe city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Monroe city	Louisiana	United States
Housing units	21,574 ±540	2,108,902 ±333	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.0% ±1.8	85.6% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.0% ±1.7	14.4% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	47.8% ±2.6	67.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	52.2% ±3.0	32.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$198,900 ±$18,694	$216,500 ±$1,367	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$886 ±$43	$1,064 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±3	1983 ±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	Louisiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,285 ±513	2.7% ±1.1	7.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,038 ±1,000	34.1% ±2.1	55.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	28,085 ±1,068	59.8% ±2.3	30.5% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	903 ±277	1.9% ±0.6	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	7 to 69	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	13 to 151	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	569 ±213	1.2% ±0.5	3.8% ±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	Louisiana	United States
Born in the state	38,627 ±834	82.2% ±1.8	77.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,069 ±844	15.0% ±1.8	17.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	30 to 226	0.1% to 0.5%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,180 ±335	2.5% ±0.7	4.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	569 ±231	1.2% ±0.5	2.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	611 ±240	1.3% ±0.5	2.9% ±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 Louisiana

8th of 102 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Louisiana page.

Places of Louisiana near Monroe city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Metairie CDP	139,729 ±2,981
Lafayette city	121,715 ±89
Lake Charles city	81,143 ±50
Kenner city	64,904 ±42
Bossier City city	62,901 ±46
Monroe city	47,004 ±43
Alexandria city	44,060 ±69
Prairieville CDP	35,238 ±2,072
Marrero CDP	32,540 ±1,988
Houma city	32,392 ±78
Central city	29,783 ±48

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Monroe city, Louisiana

Rankings this appears in

No. 11 Places by poverty 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