Monroe is a medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 19,927 people and six associated neighborhoods, Monroe is the 61st largest community in Washington. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Monroe, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Monroe, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Monroe’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Monroe does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $110,461.00. 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.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 professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Monroe who work in management occupations (11.03%), office and administrative support (10.26%), and computer science and math (8.78%). 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: 20.40% 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 31.75 minutes every day commuting to work. The overall education level of Monroe citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.03% of adults in Monroe have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Monroe in 2022 was $43,626, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $174,504 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 17.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Monroe include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Italian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Monroe's cultural character, accounting for 16.47% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Monroe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
