Monroe, NC Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	26,228	100.0

Male	13,279	50.6
Female	12,949	49.4

Under 5 years	2,310	8.8
5 to 9 years	1,984	7.6
10 to 14 years	1,742	6.6
15 to 19 years	1,817	6.9
20 to 24 years	2,247	8.6
25 to 34 years	4,770	18.2
35 to 44 years	3,787	14.4
45 to 54 years	2,776	10.6
55 to 59 years	1,073	4.1
60 to 64 years	877	3.3
65 to 74 years	1,494	5.7
75 to 84 years	945	3.6
85 years and over	406	1.5

Median age (years)	30.9	(X)

18 years and over	19,174	73.1
Male	9,641	36.8
Female	9,533	36.3
21 years and over	17,929	68.4
62 years and over	3,367	12.8
65 years and over	2,845	10.8
Male	1,057	4.0
Female	1,788	6.8

RACE
One race	25,808	98.4
White	15,769	60.1
Black or African American	7,287	27.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	116	0.4
Asian	170	0.6
Asian Indian	63	0.2
Chinese	31	0.1
Filipino	20	0.1
Japanese	6	0.0
Korean	17	0.1
Vietnamese	20	0.1
Other Asian ¹	13	0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	9	0.0
Native Hawaiian	2	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	4	0.0
Samoan	0	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	3	0.0
Some other race	2,457	9.4
Two or more races	420	1.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	16,112	61.4
Black or African American	7,408	28.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	178	0.7
Asian	221	0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	16	0.1
Some other race	2,718	10.4

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	26,228	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	5,611	21.4
Mexican	4,741	18.1
Puerto Rican	122	0.5
Cuban	18	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	730	2.8
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,617	78.6
White alone	12,998	49.6

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	26,228	100.0
In households	25,555	97.4
Householder	9,029	34.4
Spouse	4,422	16.9
Child	7,461	28.4
Own child under 18 years	5,748	21.9
Other relatives	2,644	10.1
Under 18 years	987	3.8
Nonrelatives	1,999	7.6
Unmarried partner	491	1.9
In group quarters	673	2.6
Institutionalized population	507	1.9
Noninstitutionalized population	166	0.6

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	9,029	100.0
Family households (families)	6,393	70.8
With own children under 18 years	3,041	33.7
Married-couple family	4,422	49.0
With own children under 18 years	1,979	21.9
Female householder, no husband present	1,432	15.9
With own children under 18 years	835	9.2
Nonfamily households	2,636	29.2
Householder living alone	2,100	23.3
Householder 65 years and over	752	8.3

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,564	39.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	1,846	20.4

Average household size	2.83	(X)
Average family size	3.27	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	9,621	100.0
Occupied housing units	9,029	93.8
Vacant housing units	592	6.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	33	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	3.3	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	4.3	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	9,029	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	5,063	56.1
Renter-occupied housing units	3,966	43.9

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.66	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	3.04	(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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