Monroe is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 40,054 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Monroe is the 28th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some cities 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 city of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Monroe who work in sales jobs (10.52%), office and administrative support (10.33%), and management occupations (9.62%). A relatively large number of people in Monroe telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.45% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Even though Monroe is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.The population of Monroe 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 Monroe, 24.08% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Monroe in 2022 was $31,089, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,356 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 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 30.92% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Monroe include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Scots-Irish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Monroe's cultural character, accounting for 17.81% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Monroe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Miao/Hmong.
