Monroe is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 9,477 people and four associated neighborhoods, Monroe is the 195th largest community in New York.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Monroe is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Monroe is a village of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Monroe who work in sales jobs (10.88%), healthcare (10.57%), and teaching (9.23%). Also of interest is that Monroe has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.91% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. One downside of living in Monroe is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Monroe, the average commute to work is 32.85 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The citizens of Monroe are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.67% of adults in Monroe have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Monroe in 2022 was $40,559, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $162,236 for a family of four. However, Monroe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Monroe is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Monroe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Monroe residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Monroe also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.19% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Monroe include Italian, Irish, German, Russian, and English. Monroe also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 23.83%. The most common language spoken in Monroe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
