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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Monroe is $22,500, which is lower than the state average of $25,335 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Monroe median household income is $46,645, which has grown by 17.09% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 21.52% and is lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Monroe residents spend 24.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 18.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #389

Monroe, IA	22,500 USD
Iowa	25,335 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Monroe, IA	25,037 USD
Iowa	27,055 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Monroe, IA	32,366 USD
Iowa	32,891 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Monroe, IA	20,417 USD
Iowa	21,731 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #364

Monroe, IA	46,645 USD
Iowa	48,872 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Monroe, IA	51,774 USD
Iowa	61,833 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #607

Monroe, IA	17.09%
Iowa	21.52%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Monroe, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.19%	$12,036, see rank	28.90%	$11,793	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	24.79%	$16,936, see rank	28.99%	$15,703	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	1.35%	$645, see rank	2.42%	$3,029	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	17.67%	$11,573, see rank	15.91%	$16,959	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Monroe, IA	58,750 USD
Iowa	61,804 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Monroe, IA	58,462 USD
Iowa	74,383 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Monroe, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$46,645, see rank	$49,911	$54,999

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Monroe, IA	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$29,179, see rank	$26,000	$26,465
25 to 44	$50,000, see rank	$56,033	$57,132
45 to 64	$60,469, see rank	$61,140	$63,398
65 or over	$33,155, see rank	$31,591	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Monroe, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,487	see rank	2,377,835	238,733,844
Male¹	769	51.71%, see rank	48.91%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	579	75.29%, see rank	74.12%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	579	75.29%, see rank	73.95%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	556	96.03%, see rank	94.41%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	23	3.97%, see rank	5.59%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	190	24.71%, see rank	25.88%	29.08%
Female¹	718	48.29%, see rank	51.09%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	528	73.54%, see rank	64.25%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	528	73.54%, see rank	64.21%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	517	97.92%, see rank	95.08%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	11	2.08%, see rank	4.92%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	190	26.46%, see rank	35.75%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Monroe, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,042	100%	1,520,445	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	863	82.82%, see rank	78.68%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	80	7.68%, see rank	10.28%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	1.11%	4.94%
Walked	36	3.45%, see rank	3.83%	2.85%
Other Means	17	1.63%, see rank	1.34%	1.72%
Worked at Home	46	4.41%, see rank	4.77%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Monroe, IA	24.2 minutes
Iowa	18.0 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Monroe, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,073	-	1,553,594	141,833,331
Male¹	556	51.82%, see rank	52.26%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	95	17.09%, see rank	30.23%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	71	12.77%, see rank	11.39%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	85	15.29%, see rank	16.39%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	1.74%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	58	10.43%, see rank	9.61%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	195	35.07%, see rank	24.42%	18.08%
Female¹	517	48.18%, see rank	47.74%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	152	29.40%, see rank	36.33%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	119	23.02%, see rank	21.62%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	210	40.62%, see rank	33.28%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.38%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	36	6.96%, see rank	7.82%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Monroe, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,073	100%	1,553,594	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	11	1.03%, see rank	4.05%	1.86%
Construction	73	6.80%, see rank	6.35%	7.13%
Manufacturing	229	21.34%, see rank	14.99%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	28	2.61%, see rank	3.26%	3.06%
Retail Trade	133	12.40%, see rank	11.54%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	84	7.83%, see rank	4.84%	5.07%
Information	6	0.56%, see rank	2.16%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	108	10.07%, see rank	7.67%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	93	8.67%, see rank	6.58%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	166	15.47%, see rank	23.53%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	70	6.52%, see rank	7.46%	8.86%
Public Administration	33	3.08%, see rank	3.24%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	39	3.63%, see rank	4.33%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Monroe, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	168	9.15%, see rank	11.60%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	45	8.30%, see rank	7.43%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.