Demographics of Monroe city, Michigan

Monroe city, Michigan had 20,076 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −373 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

20,076
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 20,320 ±77.; −1.8%
Change since July 2020: −373 people.; 37.6 ±3.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,813 ±$6,538
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, Michigan's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Monroe city, Michigan'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, Michigan's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Monroe city, Michigan'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	20,449	100.0	100.0
2021	20,427	99.9	100.2
2022	20,251	99.0	100.7
2023	20,182	98.7	101.6
2024	20,152	98.5	102.5
2025	20,076	98.2	103.1

Population of Monroe city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	20,449	—
2021	20,427	−22
2022	20,251	−176
2023	20,182	−69
2024	20,152	−30
2025	20,076	−76

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.6 ±3.0: for men 36.1 ±3.2 and for women 39.8 ±3.5. 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	Michigan	United States
Under 5	1,555 ±318	7.7% ±1.6	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,227 ±387	15.9% ±1.9	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,351 ±257	6.6% ±1.3	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,700 ±523	28.1% ±2.6	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,284 ±525	26.0% ±2.6	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,203 ±349	15.8% ±1.7	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,813 ±$6,538, and income per person $31,285 ±$1,962, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,875 ±$293 in Michigan 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	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	1,926 ±364	22.3% ±4.1	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,041 ±300	23.7% ±3.3	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,364 ±212	15.8% ±2.4	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,046 ±218	12.1% ±2.5	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,219 ±255	14.1% ±2.9	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	814 ±300	9.4% ±3.5	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	208 ±77	2.4% ±0.9	9.5% ±0.1	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	Michigan	United States
All ages	3,840 ±767	19.2% ±3.8	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,067 ±292	22.3% ±5.5	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,041 ±484	19.1% ±4.3	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	732 ±212	16.1% ±4.3	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Monroe city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Monroe city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	9,000 ±362	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.8% ±0.5	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.2% ±1.6	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.3% ±3.3	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.7% ±3.8	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$167,900 ±$3,752	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$909 ±$47	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1953 ±2	1972 ±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	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	545 ±267	2.7% ±1.3	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,806 ±482	82.7% ±2.4	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,534 ±302	7.5% ±1.5	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	21 to 201	0.1% to 1.0%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	6 to 28	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 228	0% to 1.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,197 ±293	5.9% ±1.4	4.5% ±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	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	15,700 ±476	77.3% ±2.3	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,098 ±501	20.2% ±2.5	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	22 to 128	0.1% to 0.6%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	447 ±177	2.2% ±0.9	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	249 ±120	1.2% ±0.6	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	76 to 320	0.4% to 1.6%	3.1% ±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 Michigan

59th of 179 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Places of Michigan near Monroe city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Waverly CDP	23,575 ±712
Birmingham city	21,763 ±46
Marquette city	21,325 ±32
Mount Pleasant city	21,236 ±39
Adrian city	20,395 ±43
Monroe city	20,320 ±77
Ypsilanti city	19,857 ±32
Ferndale city	19,190 ±28
Cutlerville CDP	18,780 ±1,487
Haslett CDP	18,559 ±984
Trenton city	18,125 ±42

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