Demographics of Monroe city, Wisconsin

Monroe city, Wisconsin had 10,581 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −52 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

10,581
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,587 ±42.; −0.5%
Change since July 2020: −52 people.; 42.5 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $69,334 ±$9,433
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, Wisconsin's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Monroe city, Wisconsin'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, Wisconsin's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Monroe city, Wisconsin'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	10,633	100.0	100.0
2021	10,662	100.3	100.2
2022	10,562	99.3	100.7
2023	10,582	99.5	101.6
2024	10,596	99.7	102.5
2025	10,581	99.5	103.1

Population of Monroe city, Wisconsin on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,633	—
2021	10,662	+29
2022	10,562	−100
2023	10,582	+20
2024	10,596	+14
2025	10,581	−15

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.5 ±2.3: for men 41.3 ±4.1 and for women 43.3 ±4.0. 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	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	561 ±110	5.3% ±1.0	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,619 ±243	15.3% ±2.3	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	630 ±171	6.0% ±1.6	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,700 ±294	25.5% ±2.8	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,648 ±300	25.0% ±2.8	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,429 ±315	22.9% ±3.0	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $69,334 ±$9,433, and income per person $42,330 ±$2,790, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,485 ±$455 in Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	744 ±198	14.4% ±3.8	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,144 ±239	22.2% ±4.6	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	955 ±228	18.5% ±4.4	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	834 ±189	16.2% ±3.6	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	835 ±180	16.2% ±3.4	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	386 ±174	7.5% ±3.4	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	259 ±86	5.0% ±1.7	9.2% ±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	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	927 ±357	8.9% ±3.4	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	92 to 394	4.5% to 18.4%	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	410 ±143	7.8% ±2.7	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	274 ±129	9.0% ±4.1	9.3% ±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	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	5,349 ±154	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.4% ±1.9	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.5% to 5.7%	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.1% ±4.3	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.9% ±4.7	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$195,300 ±$9,102	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$862 ±$38	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1966 ±4	1975 ±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	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	830 ±176	7.8% ±1.7	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,409 ±227	88.9% ±2.1	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	24 to 120	0.2% to 1.1%	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	62 to 202	0.6% to 1.9%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 86	0% to 0.8%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	44 to 162	0.4% to 1.5%	3.7% ±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	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	7,527 ±336	71.1% ±3.2	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,602 ±317	24.6% ±3.0	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	27 to 91	0.3% to 0.9%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	399 ±129	3.8% ±1.2	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	283 ±108	2.7% ±1.0	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	31 to 201	0.3% to 1.9%	2.7% ±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 Wisconsin

93rd of 158 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Wisconsin page.

Places of Wisconsin near Monroe city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Waupun city	11,174 ±35
Marinette city	11,115 ±35
Burlington city	10,987 ±40
Lisbon village	10,736 ±49
Hobart village	10,610 ±39
Monroe city	10,587 ±42
New Richmond city	10,539 ±29
Portage city	10,236 ±26
Elkhorn city	10,221 ±21
Reedsburg city	10,168 ±30
Hartland village	9,972 ±32

Rankings this appears in

No. 7 Places in Wisconsin by median age
No. 19 Places in Wisconsin by poverty rate
No. 22 Places in Wisconsin by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 30 Places in Wisconsin by foreign-born share
No. 44 Places in Wisconsin by homeownership rate
No. 48 Places in Wisconsin 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