Monroe

Population & Demographics

Monroe, LA

Monroe is home to 47,004 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 17,783 resident workers commute each day.

LouisianaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
47,004
people
Population

47,004 residents

Median age 35.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Monroe population & demographics

Who lives in Monroe — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
47,004
Median age
35.0yrs
Median household income
$40,505
Median home value
$198,900
Median gross rent
$886/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
32.4%
Poverty rate
35.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Monroe

How Monroe breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Black59.8%
White34.1%
Hispanic or Latino2.7%
Asian1.9%
Two or more races1.2%
Some other race0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Monroe

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Monroe.

Monroe at a glance
Employed Residents
17,783
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
4.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
52.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
7.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
West Monroe
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Monroe proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Monroe commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

79 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Monroe

17,783 commutes, one dot at a time

Monroe

Where 17,783 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Monroe, by worker count.

1Monroe0.0 mi9,303
2West Monroe2.6 mi1,658
3Shreveport97.9 mi496
4Ruston31.7 mi377
5Baton Rouge152.6 mi319
6Brownsville4.1 mi227
7Claiborne5.7 mi190
8Alexandria86.7 mi172

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Monroe.

1Monroe0.0 mi9,303
2Claiborne5.7 mi1,972
3West Monroe2.6 mi1,886
4Swartz7.1 mi775
5Shreveport97.9 mi733
6Bastrop21.3 mi589
7Ruston31.7 mi565
8Brownsville4.1 mi457

Top industries

The sectors that employ Monroe’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance21.5%
EDEducational Services13.9%
RTRetail Trade12.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.6%
FIFinance and Insurance5.1%
PAPublic Administration4.6%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.6%
MFManufacturing4.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for Monroe

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

9 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps89%
5 Gbps89%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Monroe

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