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Monroe Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Monroe Area is $26,980, which is about the same as the state average of $27,426 and is about the same as the national average of $28,051. Monroe Area median household income is $55,380. On average Monroe Area residents spend 22.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 21.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.4 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, #181

Monroe Area	26,980 USD
Wisconsin	27,426 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Monroe Area	30,906 USD
Wisconsin	30,050 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Monroe Area	35,343 USD
Wisconsin	36,041 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Monroe Area	26,332 USD
Wisconsin	24,564 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #128

Monroe Area	55,380 USD
Wisconsin	52,627 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Monroe Area	67,259 USD
Wisconsin	67,188 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Monroe Area	6.33%
Wisconsin	20.43%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Monroe Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Wisconsin and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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 Area		Wisconsin		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	27.67%	$9,901, see rank	27.44%	$10,915	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	30.57%	$17,421, see rank	28.32%	$17,408	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	2.24%	$2,757, see rank	2.05%	$3,519	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	15.35%	$18,716, see rank	17.38%	$20,618	17.61%	$23,126

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

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Monroe Area	66,691 USD
Wisconsin	66,415 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Monroe Area	78,395 USD
Wisconsin	80,551 USD
U.S.	85,065 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 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Monroe Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
White	$55,190, see rank	$54,653	$56,203
Black	$66,346, see rank	$27,318	$35,564
Hispanic	$44,125, see rank	$38,287	$41,994
Asian	$108,750, see rank	$54,858	$71,709
American Indian, Alaska Native	$44,643, see rank	$36,197	$37,469
One Race, Other	$59,417, see rank	$37,055	$40,405
Two or More Races	$29,028, see rank	$39,991	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Monroe Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
less than 25	$25,469, see rank	$26,183	$25,955
25 to 44	$60,022, see rank	$58,554	$58,073
45 to 64	$64,953, see rank	$64,947	$64,486
65 or over	$33,846, see rank	$34,164	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Monroe Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	28,917, see rank	4,512,525	243,810,053
Male¹	14,307, 49.48%, see rank	49.23%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	10,925, 76.36%, see rank	72.39%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	4, 0.03%, see rank	0.15%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	10,921, 76.33%, see rank	72.24%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	10,198, 93.38%, see rank	91.60%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	723, 6.62%, see rank	8.40%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,382, 23.64%, see rank	27.61%	29.80%
Female¹	14,610, 50.52%, see rank	50.77%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	9,840, 67.35%, see rank	64.71%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	9,840, 67.35%, see rank	64.68%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	9,429, 95.82%, see rank	93.55%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	411, 4.18%, see rank	6.45%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,770, 32.65%, see rank	35.29%	40.57%

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 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Monroe Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	19,389, 100%	2,807,856	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	15,126, 78.01%, see rank	79.92%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,897, 9.78%, see rank	9.20%	10.03%
Public Transportation	30, 0.15%, see rank	1.81%	4.98%
Walked	714, 3.68%, see rank	3.31%	2.82%
Other Means	435, 2.24%, see rank	1.72%	1.76%
Worked at Home	1,187, 6.12%, see rank	4.03%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Monroe Area	22.7 minutes
Wisconsin	21.2 minutes
U.S.	25.4 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 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Monroe Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	19,627	2,856,318	141,996,548
Male¹	10,198, 51.96%, see rank	51.47%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,563, 25.13%, see rank	30.10%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	1,006, 9.86%, see rank	12.38%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,488, 14.59%, see rank	16.23%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	324, 3.18%, see rank	1.58%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,158, 11.36%, see rank	8.42%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,835, 27.80%, see rank	25.10%	17.87%
Female¹	9,429, 48.04%, see rank	48.53%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,370, 35.74%, see rank	37.46%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	2,033, 21.56%, see rank	21.16%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,209, 34.03%, see rank	32.12%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	118, 1.25%, see rank	0.43%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	19, 0.20%, see rank	0.25%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	642, 6.81%, see rank	8.32%	5.77%

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 Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	19,627, 100%	2,856,318	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,272, 6.48%, see rank	2.45%	1.90%
Construction	1,448, 7.38%, see rank	5.58%	6.49%
Manufacturing	3,591, 18.30%, see rank	18.36%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	553, 2.82%, see rank	2.76%	2.83%
Retail Trade	2,715, 13.83%, see rank	11.38%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	802, 4.09%, see rank	4.47%	5.00%
Information	430, 2.19%, see rank	1.80%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,035, 5.27%, see rank	6.25%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,212, 6.18%, see rank	7.88%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,869, 19.71%, see rank	22.88%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,219, 6.21%, see rank	8.51%	9.18%
Public Administration	669, 3.41%, see rank	3.55%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	812, 4.14%, see rank	4.13%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Monroe Area	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,439	9.46%, see rank	12.48%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	663	6.58%, see rank	8.36%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.