Demographics of Monroe town, Connecticut

Monroe town, Connecticut had 19,341 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +551 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 town, in four figures

19,341
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,949 ±24.; +2.9%
Change since July 2020: +551 people.; 43.5 ±2.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $157,250 ±$12,323
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 town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Monroe town, Connecticut's population grew 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Monroe town, Connecticut'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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Monroe town, Connecticut's population grew 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Monroe town, Connecticut'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	18,790	100.0	100.0
2021	18,846	100.3	100.2
2022	18,936	100.8	100.7
2023	19,092	101.6	101.6
2024	19,339	102.9	102.5
2025	19,341	102.9	103.1

Population of Monroe town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,790	—
2021	18,846	+56
2022	18,936	+90
2023	19,092	+156
2024	19,339	+247
2025	19,341	+2

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.5 ±2.2: for men 42.6 ±3.7 and for women 44.1 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Monroe town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	1,392 ±345	7.3% ±1.8	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,378 ±461	17.8% ±2.4	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,416 ±401	7.5% ±2.1	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,809 ±504	20.1% ±2.7	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,991 ±628	31.6% ±3.3	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,963 ±388	15.6% ±2.0	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $157,250 ±$12,323, and income per person $72,872 ±$11,150, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,781 ±$732 in Connecticut and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Monroe town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	104 to 332	1.7% to 5.3%	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	413 ±150	6.7% ±2.4	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	370 ±164	6.0% ±2.6	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	505 ±169	8.1% ±2.7	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,276 ±298	20.6% ±4.7	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,295 ±280	20.9% ±4.4	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,132 ±310	34.3% ±4.7	19.2% ±0.3	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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	497 ±229	2.6% ±1.2	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	10 to 154	0.2% to 3.3%	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	103 to 411	1.0% to 4.1%	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	29 to 287	0.7% to 6.8%	8.9% ±0.3	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 town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Monroe town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	6,589 ±295	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.2% ±2.0	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.8% ±2.6	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	95.7% ±6.4	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	1.6% to 7.0%	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$503,200 ±$30,959	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$134 to $1,854	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±4	1967 ±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 town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,781 ±490	9.4% ±2.6	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,960 ±794	78.9% ±4.2	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	37 to 325	0.2% to 1.7%	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,238 ±477	6.5% ±2.5	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<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 21	0% to 0.1%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	789 ±348	4.2% ±1.8	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 town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	11,845 ±841	62.5% ±4.4	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,635 ±758	24.5% ±4.0	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	96 to 320	0.5% to 1.7%	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,261 ±451	11.9% ±2.4	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,763 ±427	9.3% ±2.3	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	498 ±211	2.6% ±1.1	7.1% ±0.2	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 town among the places and towns of Connecticut

62nd of 168 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Connecticut page.

Places of Connecticut near Monroe town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bethel town	20,796 ±33
Berlin town	20,361 ±54
Southbury town	20,071 ±23
Waterford town	19,673 ±38
Ansonia city	19,033 ±61
Monroe town	18,949 ±24
Avon town	18,946 ±30
Wilton town	18,777 ±24
East Lyme town	18,721 ±47
Stonington town	18,478 ±24
Wallingford Center CDP	18,208 ±1,034

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026