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.Monroe is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.45% 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. 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 citizens of Monroe are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.08% of adults in Monroe having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
