2024 population: 202,278 ( 4,830 from 2020)
Land area: 2282.2 square miles
Population density: 88.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	113,034	55.88%	4.1%
Black:	76,139	37.64%	1.5%
Indian:	598	0.30%	18.4%
Asian:	2,024	1.00%	9.7%
2+ races:	2,564	1.27%	9.5%
Hispanic:	7,919	3.91%	9.7%

Total non-White:	89,244	44.12%	0.0%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	10,393	12.5
Deaths:	11,524	13.9
Net Migration:	-4,950	-6.0
Net Immigration:	1,210	1.5

Change in White population:	-4,838	-2.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	8	0.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
207,108
117,872	56.91%
77,323	37.33%
505	0.24%
1,845	0.89%
2,341	1.13%
7,222	3.49%
89,236	43.09%

2010
176,441
106,971	60.63%
62,099	35.20%
400	0.23%
1,517	0.86%
1,655	0.94%
3,703	2.10%
69,470	39.37%

2000
170,053
109,785	64.56%
55,625	32.71%
359	0.21%
1,033	0.61%
976	0.57%
2,208	1.30%
60,268	35.44%

1990
162,881
110,898	68.09%
49,637	30.47%
250	0.15%
926	0.57%
n/a
1,170	0.72%
51,983	31.91%

1980
160,408
111,898	69.76%
46,526	29.00%
128	0.08%
361	0.23%
n/a
1,366	0.85%
48,510	30.24%

1970
133,834
95,049	71.02%
37,730	28.19%
33	0.02%
86	0.06%
n/a
884	0.66%
38,785	28.98%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
26,371	14.9
20,080	11.4
-11,217	-6.4
779	0.4

10,901	6.2
19,766	11.2

Number	Rate
2000's
24,463	14.4
15,212	8.9
-4,777	-2.8
598	0.4

-2,814	-1.7
9,202	5.4

Number	Rate
1990's
25,703	15.8
15,900	9.8
-4,257	-2.6
418	0.3

-1,113	-0.7
8,285	5.1

Number	Rate
1980's
28,148	17.5
14,135	8.8
-10,174	-6.3
n/a

-1,000	-0.6
3,473	2.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
9,583	7.2
n/a

16,849	12.6
9,725	7.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Monroe, LA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.6
49,536	24.5%
152,742	75.5%
33,771	16.7%

77,241
2.57

48,824	63.2%
32,337	66.2%
7,170	14.7%
28,417	36.8%

2010
Number	Percent
35.0
45,601	25.8%
130,840	74.2%
22,670	12.8%

67,835
2.51

45,789	67.5%
29,342	64.1%
7,608	16.6%
22,046	32.5%

2000
Number	Percent
33.2
46,857	27.6%
123,196	72.4%
20,817	12.2%

64,140
2.57

44,966	70.1%
31,863	70.9%
6,756	15.0%
19,174	29.9%

1990
Number	Percent
30.7
47,503	29.2%
115,378	70.8%
19,328	11.9%

58,068
2.72

42,546	73.3%
31,573	74.2%
5,587	13.1%
15,522	26.7%

1980
Number	Percent
27.8
50,959	31.8%
109,449	68.2%
17,280	10.8%

54,582
2.85

41,634	76.3%
33,016	79.3%
4,528	10.9%
12,948	23.7%

2022 Housing Data for Monroe, LA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8,324	10.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,603	7.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,577	5.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,318	5.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,885	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,161	5.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,238	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,118	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,744	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,791	6.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,120	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,007	10.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,562	7.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,635	4.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,157	5.4%
$200,000 or more	4,001	5.2%

Median Household Income	47,632
Per Capita Income	28,678

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6,227	8.1%
Public Assistance	3,878	5.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	15,662	20.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	78,147	62.6%
Unemployed	5,497	4.4%
In Armed Forces	181	0.1%

Total Labor Force	83,825	67.1%
Not in Labor Force	41,102	32.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	30,806	28,302	52.1%
Non-Profit	1,886	4,397	30.0%
Self-Employed	4,965	3,026	62.1%

Local Government	2,311	3,931	37.0%
State Government	1,817	3,139	36.7%
Federal Government	317	674	32.0%

Total Private + Self	35,771	31,328	53.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,331	12,141	34.3%
Total	42,102	43,469	49.2%

Pct. Govt.	14.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,385	12.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	18,198	21.2%
Professional, Technical	20,242	23.6%
Service Occupations	16,624	19.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	514	0.6%
All others	20,367	23.7%

White Collar		56.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	16,496	19.2%
Retail trade	10,555	12.3%
Educational services	8,654	10.1%
Manufacturing	6,610	7.7%
Construction	5,652	6.6%
Accommodation and food services	5,454	6.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,500	5.2%
Other services	4,005	4.7%
Public administration	3,940	4.6%
Finance and insurance	3,844	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	3,257	3.8%
Information	2,804	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,586	3.0%
Wholesale trade	2,151	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,197	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,195	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,047	1.2%
Utilities	967	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	841	1.0%
Management	61	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,303	1.60%
Puerto Rican	238	0.12%
Cuban	106	0.05%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	553	0.27%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	410	0.20%
Nicaraguan	35	0.02%
Panamanian	46	0.02%
Salvadoran	62	0.03%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	191	0.09%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	33	0.02%
Ecuadorian	42	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	11	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	105	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	809	0.39%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	756	0.37%
Vietnamese	518	0.25%
Chinese	218	0.11%
Filipino	118	0.06%
Korean	89	0.04%
Mien	83	0.04%
Japanese	25	0.01%
Taiwanese	14	0.01%
Thai	9	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	186,806	96.8%
Spanish	3,252	1.7%
Other Indo-European	759	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	536	0.3%
Arabic	340	0.2%
Vietnamese	296	0.2%
German, other Germanic	278	0.1%
Other Asian	199	0.1%
Chinese	183	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	20,296	9.8%
American	16,847	8.2%
Irish	13,339	6.5%
German	7,543	3.7%
French	4,955	2.4%
Italian	3,275	1.6%
Scottish	2,635	1.3%
European	2,040	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	1,612	0.8%
Dutch	950	0.5%
Welsh	829	0.4%
African	770	0.4%
Polish	695	0.3%
French Canadian	579	0.3%
Norwegian	540	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	204,096	99.0%
Not a citizen	1,976	1.0%

Native	202,331	98.2%
Foreign-born	3,741	1.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,976	3.6%	12,984	9.5%	47,085	34.4%	40,029	29.2%	20,605	15.0%	11,243	8.2%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,976	3.6%
9-12 Years	12,984	9.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	47,085	34.4%
Some College	40,029	29.2%
Bach. Degree	20,605	15.0%
Grad Degree	11,243	8.2%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	173,224	162,828	10,396	6.0%
1991	176,576	164,772	11,804	6.7%
1992	179,914	168,804	11,110	6.2%
1993	178,164	167,326	10,838	6.1%
1994	178,656	166,564	12,092	6.8%
1995	181,312	170,830	10,482	5.8%
1996	184,818	172,850	11,968	6.5%
1997	185,126	172,626	12,500	6.8%
1998	184,876	173,878	10,998	5.9%
1999	187,282	178,938	8,344	4.5%

2000	184,312	174,922	9,390	5.1%
2001	187,824	176,986	10,838	5.8%
2002	188,974	178,110	10,864	5.7%
2003	190,330	177,838	12,492	6.6%
2004	187,014	175,620	11,394	6.1%
2005	189,870	177,684	12,186	6.4%
2006	188,758	180,820	7,938	4.2%
2007	186,690	176,918	9,772	5.2%
2008	185,940	175,906	10,034	5.4%
2009	186,202	170,786	15,416	8.3%

2010	182,714	166,558	16,156	8.8%
2011	181,030	165,206	15,824	8.7%
2012	183,050	168,332	14,718	8.0%
2013	182,462	168,622	13,840	7.6%
2014	184,210	170,568	13,642	7.4%
2015	184,146	170,964	13,182	7.2%
2016	183,058	171,058	12,000	6.6%
2017	180,646	170,530	10,116	5.6%
2018	181,238	171,310	9,928	5.5%
2019	180,118	170,240	9,878	5.5%

2020	177,778	164,190	13,588	7.6%
2021	178,358	168,764	9,594	5.4%
2022	179,646	172,752	6,894	3.8%
2023	177,160	169,974	7,186	4.1%
2024	175,976	167,364	8,612	4.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	92,549
Median Value	$157,711

Occupied	77,241	83.5%
Vacant	15,308	16.5%

Owned	48,115	62.3%
Rented	29,126	37.7%
Median Rent	$843

Single-Family Units	62,212	67.2%
Detached	61,074	66.0%
Attached	1,138	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,584	7.1%
Mobile Homes	15,856	17.1%

Monroe, LA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Monroe, LA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Monroe, LA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Monroe, LA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Monroe, LA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Monroe, LA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Monroe, LA Metro Area