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Monroe, WA
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Monroe profile


Living in Monroe



Monroe is a medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 19,243 people and six associated neighborhoods, Monroe is the 61st largest community in Washington.

Housing costs in Monroe are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Washington.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.54% 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.

One downside of living in Monroe, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.26 minutes every day commuting to work.

The citizens of Monroe are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.63% of adults in Monroe having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Monroe in 2018 was $36,580, which is middle income relative to Washington, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,320 for a family of four. However, Monroe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Monroe is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 Asian. Monroe also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.78% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Monroe include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and European.

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