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Monroe LA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	53,107	618 (of 25,150) (98%)	9 (of 398) (98%)
Average Income	$25,864	20,493 (19%)	225 (43%)
Median House Value	$72,300	13,287 (47%)	132 (67%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	36.8%	23,785 (of 25,150) (5%)	344 (of 398) (14%)
% Black Population	61.1%	645 (97%)	54 (86%)
% Hispanic Population	1.0%	15,974 (36%)	244 (39%)
% Asian Population	1.1%	5,301 (79%)	56 (86%)
% American Indian Population	0.1%	17,252 (31%)	309 (22%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	74.1%	17,305 (of 25,150) (31%)	130 (of 398) (67%)
% College Graduates	26.9%	4,356 (83%)	28 (93%)
% Never Married	38.4%	1,215 (95%)	31 (92%)
% Married	39.1%	23,887 (5%)	358 (10%)
% Seperated	3.6%	2,918 (88%)	103 (74%)
% Divorced	9.9%	12,733 (49%)	211 (47%)
% Foreign Born	1.3%	13,831 (45%)	127 (68%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	21,319	616 (of 25,150) (98%)	9 (of 398) (98%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	6.6%	18,706 (26%)	250 (37%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	5.8%	12,179 (52%)	67 (83%)
Average Rooms in House	5.1	17,766 (29%)	242 (39%)
% Households with No Car	20.7%	1,074 (96%)	59 (85%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	9.1%	22,854 (9%)	311 (22%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.2%	2,948 (88%)	46 (88%)
Median House Value	$72,300	13,287 (47%)	132 (67%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	11.9%	5,829 (77%)	159 (60%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.3%	5,272 (79%)	52 (87%)
Average Monthly Rent	$392	16,556 (34%)	172 (57%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	59.4%	15,424 (of 25,150) (39%)	112 (of 398) (72%)
% Drive Alone to Work	76.4%	15,231 (39%)	250 (37%)
% Take Public Transportation	3.1%	2,745 (89%)	18 (95%)
% Walk to Work	2.8%	10,917 (57%)	140 (65%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	17.7	21,229 (16%)	377 (5%)
% Households making less than $10,000	24.8%	1,637 (93%)	116 (71%)
% Households making over $200,000	2.3%	3,866 (85%)	28 (93%)
Median Household Income	$25,864	20,493 (19%)	225 (43%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	4.5%	6,946 (72%)	123 (69%)
Per Capita Income	$15,933	14,508 (42%)	110 (72%)
Male Worker Income	$31,840	11,695 (53%)	154 (61%)
Female Worker Income	$22,352	12,101 (52%)	92 (77%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	26.3%	1,541 (94%)	98 (75%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	32.3%	1,336 (95%)	74 (81%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	New Orleans, Louisiana	211 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.81

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Alexandria, Louisiana	0.92
Pine Bluff, Arkansas	0.88
Danville, Virginia	0.86
Rocky Mount, North Carolina	0.86
Hattiesburg, Mississippi	0.86
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	0.86
North Miami, Florida	0.85
Pontiac, Michigan	0.85
Albany, Georgia	0.84
Fort Myers, Florida	0.84

Monroe LA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Renters Paying between $200 and $299 a Month	1,681	97
Houseowners with a Mortgage Less than $300	150	114
Black or African American Population	32,462	119
Black Plus Other Race Population	32,622	124
Families in Poverty with No Husband and Children Under 5	1,184	126

Monroe LA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 398)
Families Making Less than $10,000	2,258	4
Families in Poverty	3,211	4
Families in Poverty with Children Under 18	2,680	4
Families in Poverty with Children Under 5	1,390	4
Families in Poverty with No Husband	2,505	4

Monroe LA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Married Couple Family Households	33.4%	24,370
Percent Spouse in Household Population	12.2%	24,276
Percent Married People	39.1%	23,887
Percent White Plus Other Race Population	37.2%	23,881
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	49.6%	23,875

Monroe LA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 398)
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	49.6%	386
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	22.9%	384
Percent of People Working in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining	0.6%	378
Average Commute Time	18	377
Median Age	29	375

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Monroe LA	Alexandria, Louisiana
Total Population	46,342	53,107
Average Age	35.6	29.1
Average Income	$26,097	$25,864
Median House Value	$72,200	$72,300
% White Population	42.6%	36.8%
% Black Population	54.7%	61.1%
% Asian Population	1.2%	1.1%
% Hispanic Population	1.0%	1.0%

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