Demographics of Monroe city, North Carolina

Monroe city, North Carolina had 42,644 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +7,945 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

42,644
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 36,759 ±42.; +22.9%
Change since July 2020: +7,945 people.; 35.5 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $72,540 ±$7,677
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, North Carolina's population grew 22.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Monroe city, North Carolina'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, North Carolina's population grew 22.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Monroe city, North Carolina'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	34,699	100.0	100.0
2021	35,088	101.1	100.2
2022	36,106	104.1	100.7
2023	37,990	109.5	101.6
2024	40,154	115.7	102.5
2025	42,644	122.9	103.1

Population of Monroe city, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	34,699	—
2021	35,088	+389
2022	36,106	+1,018
2023	37,990	+1,884
2024	40,154	+2,164
2025	42,644	+2,490

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.5 ±1.6: for men 32.8 ±2.1 and for women 37.6 ±1.8. 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	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	2,322 ±321	6.3% ±0.9	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,676 ±715	18.2% ±1.9	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,282 ±614	11.6% ±1.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,643 ±703	26.2% ±1.9	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,356 ±680	22.7% ±1.8	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,480 ±621	14.9% ±1.7	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $72,540 ±$7,677, and income per person $31,089 ±$1,727, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina 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	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	1,805 ±333	14.3% ±2.6	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,788 ±476	22.1% ±3.6	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,021 ±323	16.0% ±2.5	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,842 ±318	14.6% ±2.4	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,071 ±428	16.4% ±3.3	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,168 ±297	9.3% ±2.3	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	925 ±270	7.3% ±2.1	10.4% ±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	North Carolina	United States
All ages	4,816 ±993	13.3% ±2.7	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,683 ±354	18.9% ±3.6	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,531 ±600	12.6% ±2.9	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	602 ±200	8.4% ±2.7	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Monroe city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Monroe city	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	13,469 ±583	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.7% ±1.5	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.3% ±2.1	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.6% ±3.9	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.4% ±4.0	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$309,100 ±$17,667	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,246 ±$66	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±3	1991 ±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	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	11,365 ±1,177	30.9% ±3.2	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,059 ±1,069	43.7% ±2.9	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7,246 ±844	19.7% ±2.3	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	161 to 565	0.4% to 1.5%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	21 to 101	0.1% to 0.3%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	84 to 492	0.2% to 1.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,377 ±447	3.7% ±1.2	4.1% ±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	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	17,151 ±932	46.7% ±2.5	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,804 ±1,085	34.8% ±3.0	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	107 to 405	0.3% to 1.1%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6,548 ±778	17.8% ±2.1	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,923 ±451	5.2% ±1.2	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,625 ±671	12.6% ±1.8	5.2% ±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 North Carolina

28th of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Monroe city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Wilson city	48,370 ±38
Holly Springs town	45,248 ±59
Hickory city	44,258 ±117
Indian Trail town	42,036 ±59
Fuquay-Varina town	40,485 ±52
Monroe city	36,759 ±42
Salisbury city	35,825 ±29
Garner town	34,473 ±42
Goldsboro city	34,383 ±37
Cornelius town	32,783 ±60
New Bern city	32,734 ±47

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Monroe city, North Carolina

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