Demographics of Monroe city, Ohio

Monroe city, Ohio had 15,880 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +431 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

15,880
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,401 ±687.; +2.8%
Change since July 2020: +431 people.; 36.5 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $105,250 ±$5,975
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, Ohio's population grew 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Monroe city, Ohio'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, Ohio's population grew 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Monroe city, Ohio'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	15,449	100.0	100.0
2021	15,449	100.0	100.2
2022	15,502	100.3	100.7
2023	15,637	101.2	101.6
2024	15,797	102.3	102.5
2025	15,880	102.8	103.1

Population of Monroe city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,449	—
2021	15,449	0
2022	15,502	+53
2023	15,637	+135
2024	15,797	+160
2025	15,880	+83

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.5 ±1.5: for men 35.2 ±2.6 and for women 38.2 ±3.1. 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	Ohio	United States
Under 5	916 ±265	5.9% ±1.7	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,550 ±508	23.1% ±3.1	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,590 ±415	10.3% ±2.7	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,448 ±457	22.4% ±2.8	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,757 ±455	24.4% ±2.7	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,140 ±344	13.9% ±2.1	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $105,250 ±$5,975, and income per person $40,063 ±$2,572, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio 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	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	130 to 406	2.5% to 7.7%	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	549 ±212	10.4% ±4.0	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	758 ±227	14.4% ±4.2	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	782 ±197	14.9% ±3.6	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,420 ±265	27.0% ±4.8	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	946 ±235	18.0% ±4.3	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	536 ±170	10.2% ±3.2	9.1% ±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	Ohio	United States
All ages	307 to 1,065	2.0% to 7.0%	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	15 to 389	0.4% to 8.7%	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	174 to 628	2.2% to 7.8%	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	14 to 152	0.5% to 5.5%	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Monroe city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Monroe city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	5,391 ±345	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.6% ±8.6	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.5% to 4.4%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.9% ±2.7	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.1% ±4.7	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$282,400 ±$16,449	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,608 ±$153	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2001 ±1	1970 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	327 to 1,243	2.1% to 8.1%	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,794 ±945	83.1% ±4.9	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	417 ±204	2.7% ±1.3	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	151 to 1,015	1.0% to 6.6%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 87	0% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	302 to 1,298	2.0% to 8.4%	4.3% ±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	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	10,619 ±904	69.0% ±5.0	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,613 ±581	23.5% ±3.6	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	114 to 568	0.7% to 3.7%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	828 ±391	5.4% ±2.5	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	173 to 803	1.1% to 5.2%	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	85 to 595	0.6% to 3.9%	2.5% ±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 Ohio

119th of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Monroe city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Mount Vernon city	17,052 ±36
Fairview Park city	17,018 ±46
Bay Village city	15,984 ±53
Fremont city	15,835 ±40
Middleburg Heights city	15,786 ±36
Monroe city	15,401 ±687
Vandalia city	15,053 ±53
Worthington city	14,938 ±335
Powell city	14,451 ±166
Washington Court House city	14,439 ±32
Willowick city	14,162 ±43

Rankings this appears in

No. 8 Places in Ohio by median rent
No. 25 Places in Ohio by median household income
No. 29 Places in Ohio by homeownership rate
No. 31 Places in Ohio by foreign-born share
No. 48 Places in Ohio by median home value
No. 83 Places in Ohio by per capita income

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