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Monroe Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 170,053
Land Area (2000): 3,854.240 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 129.107 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	234,382	68.66%
Rural, Farm	3,849	1.13%
Rural, Non-farm	103,158	30.22%

Monroe Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Monroe Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Monroe Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	74,728	70,801	3,927	5.25%	52
1991	76,230	71,755	4,475	5.87%	59
1992	77,309	72,905	4,404	5.70%	57
1993	74,902	70,726	4,176	5.58%	56
1994	75,751	71,297	4,454	5.88%	59
1995	77,702	73,712	3,991	5.14%	51
1996	79,369	74,882	4,488	5.65%	57
1997	80,160	75,596	4,564	5.69%	57
1998	80,208	76,229	3,979	4.96%	50
1999	81,698	78,851	2,847	3.48%	35
2000	79,949	76,315	3,634	4.54%	45
2001	81,446	77,263	4,183	5.14%	52
2002	81,897	77,614	4,283	5.23%	52
2003	82,474	77,548	4,927	5.97%	60
2004	81,931	77,539	4,392	5.36%	54
2005	82,849	78,131	4,718	5.70%	57
2006	81,565	78,479	3,086	3.78%	38
2007	80,516	76,866	3,649	4.53%	45
2008	80,203	76,360	3,843	4.79%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	73,016	69,037	3,979	5.45%	54
Feb 1990	73,590	70,291	3,299	4.48%	45
Mar 1990	74,361	71,147	3,214	4.32%	43
Apr 1990	74,078	70,941	3,137	4.23%	42
May 1990	73,756	70,536	3,220	4.37%	44
Jun 1990	74,486	70,194	4,292	5.76%	58
Jul 1990	76,568	72,409	4,159	5.43%	54
Aug 1990	75,497	70,979	4,518	5.98%	60
Sep 1990	75,413	70,875	4,538	6.02%	60
Oct 1990	75,902	71,619	4,283	5.64%	56
Nov 1990	75,274	70,959	4,315	5.73%	57
Dec 1990	74,795	70,627	4,168	5.57%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	73,526	68,161	5,365	7.30%	73
Feb 1991	73,976	69,211	4,765	6.44%	64
Mar 1991	74,988	70,575	4,413	5.88%	59
Apr 1991	76,029	71,747	4,282	5.63%	56
May 1991	75,489	70,878	4,611	6.11%	61
Jun 1991	76,676	71,339	5,337	6.96%	70
Jul 1991	77,814	73,215	4,599	5.91%	59
Aug 1991	76,093	71,616	4,477	5.88%	59
Sep 1991	77,045	72,851	4,194	5.44%	54
Oct 1991	78,138	74,025	4,113	5.26%	53
Nov 1991	77,989	74,333	3,656	4.69%	47
Dec 1991	77,001	73,109	3,892	5.05%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	75,510	70,831	4,679	6.20%	62
Feb 1992	75,591	71,292	4,299	5.69%	57
Mar 1992	75,751	71,496	4,255	5.62%	56
Apr 1992	76,618	72,555	4,063	5.30%	53
May 1992	77,110	72,875	4,235	5.49%	55
Jun 1992	78,807	73,401	5,406	6.86%	69
Jul 1992	80,404	75,347	5,057	6.29%	63
Aug 1992	79,657	74,762	4,895	6.15%	61
Sep 1992	79,016	74,486	4,530	5.73%	57
Oct 1992	78,278	74,275	4,003	5.11%	51
Nov 1992	77,573	73,892	3,681	4.75%	47
Dec 1992	73,392	69,644	3,748	5.11%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	73,018	68,470	4,548	6.23%	62
Feb 1993	73,436	69,517	3,919	5.34%	53
Mar 1993	74,132	70,231	3,901	5.26%	53
Apr 1993	74,400	70,545	3,855	5.18%	52
May 1993	74,513	70,520	3,993	5.36%	54
Jun 1993	75,095	70,133	4,962	6.61%	66
Jul 1993	76,579	72,132	4,447	5.81%	58
Aug 1993	75,005	70,731	4,274	5.70%	57
Sep 1993	75,198	71,095	4,103	5.46%	55
Oct 1993	76,279	72,071	4,208	5.52%	55
Nov 1993	75,949	71,927	4,022	5.30%	53
Dec 1993	75,223	71,340	3,883	5.16%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	73,962	69,115	4,847	6.55%	66
Feb 1994	74,484	70,051	4,433	5.95%	60
Mar 1994	74,641	70,163	4,478	6.00%	60
Apr 1994	75,222	71,000	4,222	5.61%	56
May 1994	75,259	71,016	4,243	5.64%	56
Jun 1994	75,525	70,308	5,217	6.91%	69
Jul 1994	77,178	72,533	4,645	6.02%	60
Aug 1994	76,990	72,183	4,807	6.24%	62
Sep 1994	75,977	71,529	4,448	5.85%	59
Oct 1994	77,026	72,601	4,425	5.74%	57
Nov 1994	76,792	72,764	4,028	5.25%	52
Dec 1994	75,951	72,300	3,651	4.81%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	74,974	70,614	4,360	5.82%	58
Feb 1995	75,893	72,069	3,824	5.04%	50
Mar 1995	76,711	72,928	3,783	4.93%	49
Apr 1995	77,130	73,464	3,666	4.75%	48
May 1995	77,175	73,476	3,699	4.79%	48
Jun 1995	78,707	74,207	4,500	5.72%	57
Jul 1995	79,149	74,988	4,161	5.26%	53
Aug 1995	78,735	74,586	4,149	5.27%	53
Sep 1995	78,365	74,392	3,973	5.07%	51
Oct 1995	78,816	74,845	3,971	5.04%	50
Nov 1995	78,909	74,969	3,940	4.99%	50
Dec 1995	77,864	74,002	3,862	4.96%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	77,098	72,128	4,970	6.45%	64
Feb 1996	77,665	73,359	4,306	5.54%	55
Mar 1996	78,504	74,403	4,101	5.22%	52
Apr 1996	78,683	74,630	4,053	5.15%	52
May 1996	78,871	74,687	4,184	5.30%	53
Jun 1996	80,038	74,776	5,262	6.57%	66
Jul 1996	80,150	75,149	5,001	6.24%	62
Aug 1996	79,825	75,124	4,701	5.89%	59
Sep 1996	79,360	74,788	4,572	5.76%	58
Oct 1996	81,258	76,788	4,470	5.50%	55
Nov 1996	81,005	76,854	4,151	5.12%	51
Dec 1996	79,972	75,892	4,080	5.10%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	78,868	73,760	5,108	6.48%	65
Feb 1997	78,550	74,226	4,324	5.50%	55
Mar 1997	79,619	75,002	4,617	5.80%	58
Apr 1997	79,590	75,456	4,134	5.19%	52
May 1997	79,659	75,351	4,308	5.41%	54
Jun 1997	80,659	74,907	5,752	7.13%	71
Jul 1997	81,363	76,203	5,160	6.34%	63
Aug 1997	80,796	75,909	4,887	6.05%	60
Sep 1997	80,734	76,220	4,514	5.59%	56
Oct 1997	81,058	76,782	4,276	5.28%	53
Nov 1997	80,774	76,816	3,958	4.90%	49
Dec 1997	80,246	76,519	3,727	4.64%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	79,099	74,628	4,471	5.65%	57
Feb 1998	79,002	75,422	3,580	4.53%	45
Mar 1998	79,760	75,929	3,831	4.80%	48
Apr 1998	80,049	76,525	3,524	4.40%	44
May 1998	79,926	76,244	3,682	4.61%	46
Jun 1998	81,430	76,410	5,020	6.16%	62
Jul 1998	81,736	76,409	5,327	6.52%	65
Aug 1998	80,484	75,950	4,534	5.63%	56
Sep 1998	80,189	76,068	4,121	5.14%	51
Oct 1998	80,672	77,203	3,469	4.30%	43
Nov 1998	80,332	77,134	3,198	3.98%	40
Dec 1998	79,814	76,824	2,990	3.75%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	79,613	76,110	3,503	4.40%	44
Feb 1999	80,018	77,215	2,803	3.50%	35
Mar 1999	80,508	77,967	2,541	3.16%	32
Apr 1999	81,055	78,662	2,393	2.95%	30
May 1999	80,517	78,194	2,323	2.89%	29
Jun 1999	81,898	78,450	3,448	4.21%	42
Jul 1999	83,332	80,139	3,193	3.83%	38
Aug 1999	82,952	79,844	3,108	3.75%	37
Sep 1999	82,930	80,052	2,878	3.47%	35
Oct 1999	83,184	80,300	2,884	3.47%	35
Nov 1999	82,317	79,680	2,637	3.20%	32
Dec 1999	82,048	79,598	2,450	2.99%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	78,585	74,762	3,823	4.86%	49
Feb 2000	78,748	75,502	3,246	4.12%	41
Mar 2000	79,238	75,990	3,248	4.10%	41
Apr 2000	80,596	77,697	2,899	3.60%	36
May 2000	80,522	77,243	3,279	4.07%	41
Jun 2000	81,059	76,598	4,461	5.50%	55
Jul 2000	80,697	76,597	4,100	5.08%	51
Aug 2000	80,339	76,286	4,053	5.04%	50
Sep 2000	79,654	75,961	3,693	4.64%	46
Oct 2000	80,249	76,586	3,663	4.56%	46
Nov 2000	79,928	76,300	3,628	4.54%	45
Dec 2000	79,770	76,259	3,511	4.40%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	79,910	75,340	4,570	5.72%	57
Feb 2001	79,708	75,902	3,806	4.77%	48
Mar 2001	80,297	76,382	3,915	4.88%	49
Apr 2001	81,719	78,058	3,661	4.48%	45
May 2001	81,418	77,699	3,719	4.57%	46
Jun 2001	82,400	77,476	4,924	5.98%	60
Jul 2001	82,196	77,745	4,451	5.42%	54
Aug 2001	82,037	77,622	4,415	5.38%	54
Sep 2001	82,578	78,295	4,283	5.19%	52
Oct 2001	82,074	77,867	4,207	5.13%	51
Nov 2001	81,720	77,591	4,129	5.05%	51
Dec 2001	81,293	77,181	4,112	5.06%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	79,739	75,097	4,642	5.82%	58
Feb 2002	80,588	76,722	3,866	4.80%	48
Mar 2002	81,063	77,205	3,858	4.76%	48
Apr 2002	81,766	78,037	3,729	4.56%	46
May 2002	81,951	78,033	3,918	4.78%	48
Jun 2002	83,884	78,768	5,116	6.10%	61
Jul 2002	82,901	78,393	4,508	5.44%	54
Aug 2002	82,304	77,800	4,504	5.47%	55
Sep 2002	82,376	78,144	4,232	5.14%	51
Oct 2002	82,796	78,547	4,249	5.13%	51
Nov 2002	81,978	77,606	4,372	5.33%	53
Dec 2002	81,422	77,021	4,401	5.41%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	82,169	77,181	4,988	6.07%	61
Feb 2003	82,489	77,996	4,493	5.45%	54
Mar 2003	83,164	78,324	4,840	5.82%	58
Apr 2003	82,425	77,754	4,671	5.67%	57
May 2003	81,970	77,059	4,911	5.99%	60
Jun 2003	83,504	77,101	6,403	7.67%	77
Jul 2003	83,321	77,493	5,828	6.99%	70
Aug 2003	82,241	76,817	5,424	6.60%	66
Sep 2003	81,993	77,205	4,788	5.84%	58
Oct 2003	82,332	77,943	4,389	5.33%	53
Nov 2003	82,262	78,004	4,258	5.18%	52
Dec 2003	81,823	77,694	4,129	5.05%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	81,815	76,710	5,105	6.24%	62
Feb 2004	81,324	77,103	4,221	5.19%	52
Mar 2004	81,588	77,221	4,367	5.35%	54
Apr 2004	81,440	77,497	3,943	4.84%	48
May 2004	81,466	77,290	4,176	5.13%	51
Jun 2004	83,065	77,772	5,293	6.37%	64
Jul 2004	83,455	78,655	4,800	5.75%	58
Aug 2004	82,212	77,907	4,305	5.24%	52
Sep 2004	81,830	77,637	4,193	5.12%	51
Oct 2004	82,154	78,046	4,108	5.00%	50
Nov 2004	81,536	77,446	4,090	5.02%	50
Dec 2004	81,284	77,179	4,105	5.05%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	80,562	75,535	5,027	6.24%	62
Feb 2005	80,665	76,373	4,292	5.32%	53
Mar 2005	81,254	77,103	4,151	5.11%	51
Apr 2005	81,299	77,460	3,839	4.72%	47
May 2005	81,411	77,306	4,105	5.04%	50
Jun 2005	82,106	76,889	5,217	6.35%	64
Jul 2005	82,826	78,157	4,669	5.64%	56
Aug 2005	81,983	77,579	4,404	5.37%	54
Sep 2005	85,298	79,161	6,137	7.19%	72
Oct 2005	86,883	81,445	5,438	6.26%	63
Nov 2005	86,275	80,663	5,612	6.50%	65
Dec 2005	83,630	79,901	3,729	4.46%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	81,186	77,744	3,442	4.24%	42
Feb 2006	80,898	78,059	2,839	3.51%	35
Mar 2006	80,862	78,072	2,790	3.45%	35
Apr 2006	81,134	78,645	2,489	3.07%	31
May 2006	81,540	78,701	2,839	3.48%	35
Jun 2006	82,523	78,754	3,769	4.57%	46
Jul 2006	82,452	79,385	3,067	3.72%	37
Aug 2006	81,310	78,008	3,302	4.06%	41
Sep 2006	80,866	77,666	3,200	3.96%	40
Oct 2006	81,922	78,789	3,133	3.82%	38
Nov 2006	82,180	79,021	3,159	3.84%	38
Dec 2006	81,909	78,906	3,003	3.67%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	79,633	75,613	4,020	5.05%	50
Feb 2007	79,615	76,279	3,336	4.19%	42
Mar 2007	79,943	76,655	3,288	4.11%	41
Apr 2007	80,059	76,800	3,259	4.07%	41
May 2007	80,253	76,625	3,628	4.52%	45
Jun 2007	81,141	76,631	4,510	5.56%	56
Jul 2007	81,703	77,493	4,210	5.15%	52
Aug 2007	80,601	76,613	3,988	4.95%	49
Sep 2007	80,886	77,226	3,660	4.52%	45
Oct 2007	80,776	77,593	3,183	3.94%	39
Nov 2007	81,272	78,087	3,185	3.92%	39
Dec 2007	80,306	76,782	3,524	4.39%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	78,996	74,922	4,074	5.16%	52
Feb 2008	79,052	75,979	3,073	3.89%	39
Mar 2008	79,752	75,942	3,810	4.78%	48
Apr 2008	79,877	76,799	3,078	3.85%	39
May 2008	79,884	76,631	3,253	4.07%	41
Jun 2008	80,938	76,584	4,354	5.38%	54
Jul 2008	81,054	76,975	4,079	5.03%	50
Aug 2008	81,635	76,980	4,655	5.70%	57
Sep 2008	80,640	76,432	4,208	5.22%	52
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Monroe Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	9,760	13.13%
2.	Public Administration	4,216	5.67%
3.	Health Care	3,908	5.26%
4.	Paper Manufacturing	3,620	4.87%
5.	Educational Services	3,406	4.58%
6.	Finance and Insurance	3,372	4.54%
7.	Accommodation and Food Services	3,246	4.37%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,724	3.66%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	2,628	3.53%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	2,566	3.45%
11.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	1,830	2.46%
12.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,736	2.33%
13.	Truck Transportation	1,636	2.20%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,612	2.17%
15.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,402	1.89%
16.	Metal Manufactuing	1,400	1.88%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,384	1.86%
18.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	1,236	1.66%
19.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	1,198	1.61%
20.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,192	1.60%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	13,482	18.64%
2.	Educational Services	10,894	15.06%
3.	Finance and Insurance	7,092	9.81%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	5,560	7.69%
5.	Public Administration	3,432	4.75%
6.	Department and Other General Stores	2,632	3.64%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,552	3.53%
8.	Social Assistance	2,306	3.19%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,850	2.56%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,714	2.37%
11.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	1,458	2.02%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,300	1.80%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,180	1.63%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,140	1.58%
15.	Private Household Services	908	1.26%
16.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	866	1.20%
17.	Food Manufacturing	856	1.18%
18.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	798	1.10%
19.	Construction	768	1.06%
20.	Paper Manufacturing	742	1.03%

Monroe Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	4,418	5.94%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	4,104	5.52%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	4,014	5.40%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	3,606	4.85%
5.	Other Management Occupations	3,234	4.35%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,740	3.69%
7.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	2,630	3.54%
8.	Vehicle Mechanics	2,388	3.21%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,340	3.15%
10.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	2,270	3.05%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,190	2.95%
12.	Other Construction Trades	2,114	2.84%
13.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,850	2.49%
14.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,562	2.10%
15.	Law Enforcement Workers	1,480	1.99%
16.	Carpenters	1,388	1.87%
17.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	1,380	1.86%
18.	Business Operations Specialists	1,102	1.48%
19.	Other Material Moving Workers	1,044	1.40%
20.	Top Executives	1,002	1.35%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	4,652	6.43%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	4,518	6.25%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	4,250	5.88%
4.	Cashiers	3,420	4.73%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	3,202	4.43%
6.	Health Technologists and Technicians	2,922	4.04%
7.	Registered Nurses	2,576	3.56%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,556	3.53%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,528	3.50%
10.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	2,408	3.33%
11.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,286	3.16%
12.	Other Management Occupations	2,094	2.90%
13.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,974	2.73%
14.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	1,940	2.68%
15.	Other Production Occupations	1,556	2.15%
16.	Waiters and Waitresses	1,494	2.07%
17.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	1,440	1.99%
18.	Child Care Workers	1,424	1.97%
19.	Business Operations Specialists	1,338	1.85%
20.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	1,302	1.80%

Monroe Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	135,791	52.65%
15-35 hours	27,358	10.61%
1-14 hours	6,783	2.63%
No regular hours	87,991	34.12%

Monroe Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	4,220	2.97%
5 AM-5:29 AM	3,647	2.57%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	5,591	3.93%
6 AM-6:29 AM	11,659	8.20%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	17,006	11.96%
7 AM-7:29 AM	25,879	18.21%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	28,945	20.36%
8 AM-8:29 AM	11,547	8.12%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	4,685	3.30%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	6,124	4.31%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	2,257	1.59%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	1,434	1.01%
Noon-3:59 PM	9,090	6.39%
4 PM-11:59 PM	10,067	7.08%

Monroe Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	4,615	3.25%
5-9	16,105	11.33%
10-14	26,490	18.64%
15-19	30,702	21.60%
20-24	23,005	16.18%
25-29	7,561	5.32%
30-34	17,697	12.45%
35-39	2,070	1.46%
40-44	2,230	1.57%
45-59	6,148	4.32%
60-89	2,338	1.64%
At least 90	3,190	2.24%

Monroe Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	362	0.25%	108,116	76.06%
30-44	396	0.28%	21,601	15.20%
45-59	702	0.49%	5,446	3.83%
At least 60	158	0.11%	5,370	3.78%

Monroe Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	234	0.16%
Car / truck / van, carpool	18,843	13.02%
Car / truck / van, solo	118,141	81.63%
Motorcycle	62	0.04%
Other	1,343	0.93%
Public transportation	1,618	1.12%
Walked	1,910	1.32%
Worked at home	2,585	1.79%

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Monroe Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 128,280 (329,298 people)
: 89,932 (279,876 people)
: 32,445
: 180,342
Monroe Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	20,924	16.25%
$10,000-$14,999	10,968	8.52%
$15,000-$19,999	10,210	7.93%
$20,000-$24,999	9,036	7.02%
$25,000-$29,999	10,119	7.86%
$30,000-$34,999	8,085	6.28%
$35,000-$39,999	7,645	5.94%
$40,000-$44,999	6,609	5.13%
$45,000-$49,999	5,563	4.32%
$50,000-$59,999	10,572	8.21%
$60,000-$74,999	9,727	7.55%
$75,000-$99,999	10,191	7.91%
$100,000-$124,999	4,547	3.53%
$125,000-$149,999	1,292	1.00%
$150,000-$199,999	1,462	1.14%
$200,000 or more	1,820	1.41%

Monroe Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	16,424	25.63%
Family, 2 people	18,242	28.47%
Nonfamily, 2 people	2,447	3.82%
Family, 3 people	11,312	17.65%
Nonfamily, 3 people	336	0.52%
Family, 4 people	8,754	13.66%
Nonfamily, 4 people	88	0.14%
Family, 5 people	4,079	6.37%
Nonfamily, 5 people	24	0.04%
Family, 6 people	1,400	2.19%
Nonfamily, 6 people	16	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	944	1.47%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	7	0.01%

Monroe Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	100,573	31.13%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	31,224	9.66%
Public Assistance	3,957	1.22%
Retirement	19,254	5.96%
Self Employment	12,801	3.96%
Social Security	33,059	10.23%
Supplemental Security	6,907	2.14%
Wage / Salary	97,293	30.11%
Other	18,049	5.59%

Monroe Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	35,383	55.22%
With children under 18	28,696	44.78%

Monroe Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	10,743	8.78%
Married	72,403	59.19%
Never Married	36,061	29.48%
Widowed	3,108	2.54%

Monroe Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	15,409	10.90%
Married	73,182	51.76%
Never Married	36,584	25.88%
Widowed	16,199	11.46%

Monroe Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Monroe Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Monroe Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	15,739	6.36%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	40,674	16.44%
High school diploma or equivalent	76,524	30.93%
Some college, no degree	62,011	25.07%
Associate degree	6,291	2.54%
Bachelors degree	30,687	12.40%
Graduate or professional degree	15,469	6.25%

Monroe Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	4,601	2.71%	2,314	1.36%	6,915	4.07%
Kindergarten	4,756	2.80%	386	0.23%	5,142	3.02%
Grades 1-4	19,479	11.45%	2,144	1.26%	21,623	12.72%
Grades 5-8	20,956	12.32%	2,143	1.26%	23,099	13.58%
Grades 9-12	18,161	10.68%	2,020	1.19%	20,181	11.87%
Undergrad college	17,784	10.46%	1,346	0.79%	19,130	11.25%
Graduate or professional school	2,662	1.57%	328	0.19%	2,990	1.76%
Total	88,399	51.98%	10,681	6.28%	99,080	58.26%

Monroe Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Monroe Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Monroe Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	263,872	79.65%
Below Poverty Level	67,413	20.35%

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Monroe Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 893

Monroe Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Monroe Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Monroe Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	25,123	14.77%
10-19 Years	27,872	16.39%
20-29 Years	25,271	14.86%
30-39 Years	23,152	13.61%
40-49 Years	23,734	13.96%
50-59 Years	17,422	10.25%
60-69 Years	12,663	7.45%
70-79 Years	9,611	5.65%
80-89 Years	4,390	2.58%
90+ Years	815	0.48%

Monroe Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	80,538	47.36%
Female	89,515	52.64%

Monroe Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	109,785	64.56%
African-American	55,625	32.71%
Hispanic/Latino	2,208	1.30%
Asian	990	0.58%
Multiracial	976	0.57%
Amerindian	359	0.21%
Other Race	67	0.04%
Pacific Islander	43	0.03%

Monroe Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	46,940	28.44%
2.	Irish	30,195	18.30%
3.	English	23,068	13.98%
4.	German	16,369	9.92%
5.	French Non-Basque	14,561	8.82%
6.	Italian	7,593	4.60%
7.	Scotch Irish	5,324	3.23%
8.	Scottish	4,031	2.44%
9.	Dutch	2,168	1.31%
10.	European	2,129	1.29%

Monroe Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	307,527	97.05%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	4,365	1.38%
3.	French	2,276	0.72%
4.	German	535	0.17%
5.	Vietnamese	486	0.15%
6.	Tagalog	240	0.08%
7.	Japanese	224	0.07%
8.	Chinese	200	0.06%
9.	African	166	0.05%
10.	Greek	140	0.04%

Monroe Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	337,836	98.96%
Naturalized immigrant	1,812	0.53%
Not a citizen	1,741	0.51%

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Monroe Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Monroe Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

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Monroe Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Bernice	Fairbanks	Richwood
Brownsville-Bawcomville	Farmerville	Spearsville
Calhoun	Junction City	Sterlington
Claiborne	Lillie	Swartz
Downsville	Marion	West Monroe
Eros	Monroe

Monroe (53,107)	Richwood (2,115)	Spearsville (155)
West Monroe (13,250)	Bernice (1,809)	Lillie (139)
Claiborne (9,830)	Sterlington (1,276)	Downsville (118)
Brownsville-Bawcomville (7,616)	Marion (806)	Fairbanks
Swartz (4,247)	Junction City (652)	Calhoun
Farmerville (3,808)	Eros (202)