Monee is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 5,097 people and two associated neighborhoods, Monee is the 332nd largest community in Illinois. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Monee, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Monee, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Monee’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Monee does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $86,849.00.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.39% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

It is a fairly quiet village because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Monee has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Monee has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Monee than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Monee may be for you.

In Monee, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.97 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Even though Monee is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the subway for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

The population of Monee overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Monee, 23.26% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Monee in 2022 was $60,890, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $243,560 for a family of four. However, Monee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Monee is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Monee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Monee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Monee also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.96% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Monee include German, Irish, Polish, African, and English.

Monee also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.28%.

The most common language spoken in Monee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.