Monroe, Louisiana demographics

Monroe, LA demographics: median age 35.0; 32.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Monroe city, Louisiana · Incorporated city · GEOID 2251410. The survey estimates a population of 47,004 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Monroe is 35.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.1 years. There are 18,335 households (±598). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.0 ±1.1	38.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 47,004
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Under 18	12,027 ±943	25.6% ±2.0 pp	23.5%	22.0%
18–34	11,475 ±819	24.4% ±1.7 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	15,910 ±993	33.8% ±2.1 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	7,592 ±672	16.2% ±1.4 pp	16.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 47,004
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Male	21,849 ±641	46.5% ±1.4 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	25,155 ±634	53.5% ±1.3 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 47,004
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
White alone	16,214 ±976	34.5% ±2.1 pp	56.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	28,142 ±1,061	59.9% ±2.3 pp	30.7%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	38 ±31 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	903 ±277	1.9% ±0.6 pp	1.7%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	4 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	235 ±158 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,468 ±528	3.1% ±1.1 pp	7.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 47,004
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	45,719 ±515	97.3% ±1.1 pp	92.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,285 ±513	2.7% ±1.1 pp	7.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 18,335
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,878 ±445	26.6% ±2.3 pp	41.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,326 ±295	7.2% ±1.6 pp	5.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	4,239 ±381	23.1% ±1.9 pp	15.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	7,079 ±628	38.6% ±3.2 pp	31.6%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	813 ±237	4.4% ±1.3 pp	5.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 18,335
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Households with people under 18	5,986 ±434	32.6% ±2.1 pp	30.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	12,349 ±720	67.4% ±3.3 pp	69.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 18,335
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	7,079 ±628	38.6% ±3.2 pp	31.6%	28.7%
Two-person households	4,970 ±567	27.1% ±3.0 pp	32.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,113 ±413	17.0% ±2.2 pp	15.8%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,818 ±329	9.9% ±1.8 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	919 ±221	5.0% ±1.2 pp	5.5%	5.9%
Six-person households	236 ±117	1.3% ±0.6 pp	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	200 ±80	1.1% ±0.4 pp	1.0%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 47,004
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Native	45,824 ±342	97.5% ±0.7 pp	95.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,180 ±335	2.5% ±0.7 pp	4.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 44,079
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
English only	41,912 ±587	95.1% ±1.0 pp	91.5%	77.7%
Spanish	1,050 ±463	2.4% ±1.1 pp	4.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	61 ±70 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	40 ±43 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	143 ±250 · low precision	0.3% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	408 ±152	0.9% ±0.3 pp	0.5%	2.0%
Korean	23 ±26 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	102 ±100 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	170 ±113 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	6 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	11 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	135 ±102 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	18 ±27 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 30,236
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	4,344 ±573	14.4% ±1.9 pp	12.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	8,383 ±868	27.7% ±2.8 pp	32.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	6,302 ±766	20.8% ±2.5 pp	20.4%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,410 ±309	4.7% ±1.0 pp	7.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	5,397 ±623	17.8% ±2.0 pp	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,400 ±582	14.6% ±1.9 pp	10.1%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 46,532
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Same house	39,483 ±1,088	84.9% ±2.3 pp	88.6%	87.7%
Moved within same county	4,829 ±900	10.4% ±1.9 pp	6.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,077 ±345	2.3% ±0.7 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,059 ±503	2.3% ±1.1 pp	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	84 ±64 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.7% of Monroe residents (±1.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.8% in Louisiana and 8.4% nationally. 80.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Monroe	Louisiana	U.S.	Compared with Louisiana
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.7% ±1.1 pp	7.8%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	80.3% ±2.3 pp	86.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.0% ±1.1 pp	6.1%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Monroe . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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