Monroe, LA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	53,107	100.0

Male	24,259	45.7
Female	28,848	54.3

Under 5 years	4,059	7.6
5 to 9 years	4,335	8.2
10 to 14 years	4,521	8.5
15 to 19 years	5,404	10.2
20 to 24 years	5,380	10.1
25 to 34 years	6,581	12.4
35 to 44 years	6,723	12.7
45 to 54 years	5,816	11.0
55 to 59 years	1,924	3.6
60 to 64 years	1,554	2.9
65 to 74 years	3,287	6.2
75 to 84 years	2,520	4.7
85 years and over	1,003	1.9

Median age (years)	29.1	(X)

18 years and over	37,349	70.3
Male	16,196	30.5
Female	21,153	39.8
21 years and over	33,540	63.2
62 years and over	7,775	14.6
65 years and over	6,810	12.8
Male	2,405	4.5
Female	4,405	8.3

RACE
One race	52,771	99.4
White	19,535	36.8
Black or African American	32,462	61.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	68	0.1
Asian	558	1.1
Asian Indian	154	0.3
Chinese	120	0.2
Filipino	32	0.1
Japanese	11	0.0
Korean	25	0.0
Vietnamese	144	0.3
Other Asian ¹	72	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	16	0.0
Native Hawaiian	3	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	2	0.0
Samoan	9	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	2	0.0
Some other race	132	0.2
Two or more races	336	0.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	19,779	37.2
Black or African American	32,622	61.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	179	0.3
Asian	637	1.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	28	0.1
Some other race	232	0.4

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	53,107	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	534	1.0
Mexican	272	0.5
Puerto Rican	31	0.1
Cuban	20	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	211	0.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	52,573	99.0
White alone	19,319	36.4

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	53,107	100.0
In households	49,401	93.0
Householder	19,421	36.6
Spouse	6,479	12.2
Child	16,930	31.9
Own child under 18 years	12,833	24.2
Other relatives	4,123	7.8
Under 18 years	2,307	4.3
Nonrelatives	2,448	4.6
Unmarried partner	1,053	2.0
In group quarters	3,706	7.0
Institutionalized population	1,373	2.6
Noninstitutionalized population	2,333	4.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	19,421	100.0
Family households (families)	12,157	62.6
With own children under 18 years	6,280	32.3
Married-couple family	6,479	33.4
With own children under 18 years	2,812	14.5
Female householder, no husband present	4,916	25.3
With own children under 18 years	3,117	16.0
Nonfamily households	7,264	37.4
Householder living alone	6,083	31.3
Householder 65 years and over	2,266	11.7

Households with individuals under 18 years	7,349	37.8
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,837	24.9

Average household size	2.54	(X)
Average family size	3.26	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	21,278	100.0
Occupied housing units	19,421	91.3
Vacant housing units	1,857	8.7
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	71	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.8	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.6	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	19,421	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	9,624	49.6
Renter-occupied housing units	9,797	50.4

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.56	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.52	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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