Monroe, North Carolina demographics

Monroe, NC demographics: median age 35.5; 24.1% 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, North Carolina · Incorporated city · GEOID 3743920. The survey estimates a population of 36,759 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Monroe is 35.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.6 years. There are 12,620 households (±581). 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	35.5 ±1.6	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 36,759
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	8,998 ±783	24.5% ±2.1 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	9,097 ±761	24.7% ±2.1 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	13,184 ±869	35.9% ±2.4 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	5,480 ±621	14.9% ±1.7 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 36,759
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	18,534 ±683	50.4% ±1.9 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	18,225 ±690	49.6% ±1.9 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: 36,759
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	17,488 ±1,152	47.6% ±3.1 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	7,257 ±844	19.7% ±2.3 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	545 ±314 · low precision	1.5% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	363 ±202 · low precision	1.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	6,695 ±1,071	18.2% ±2.9 pp	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,411 ±821	12.0% ±2.2 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 36,759
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	25,394 ±1,174	69.1% ±3.2 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11,365 ±1,177	30.9% ±3.2 pp	11.3%	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: 12,620
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	5,813 ±431	46.1% ±2.7 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	780 ±194	6.2% ±1.5 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,812 ±327	14.4% ±2.5 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,270 ±490	25.9% ±3.7 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	945 ±282	7.5% ±2.2 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,620
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	4,329 ±400	34.3% ±2.7 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	8,291 ±746	65.7% ±5.1 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,620
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,270 ±490	25.9% ±3.7 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,650 ±424	28.9% ±3.1 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,223 ±393	17.6% ±3.0 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,485 ±293	11.8% ±2.3 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,244 ±272	9.9% ±2.1 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	480 ±196	3.8% ±1.5 pp	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	268 ±116	2.1% ±0.9 pp	0.9%	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: 36,759
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	30,211 ±777	82.2% ±2.1 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	6,548 ±778	17.8% ±2.1 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 34,437
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	24,338 ±1,173	70.7% ±3.3 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	9,565 ±1,143	27.8% ±3.3 pp	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	41 ±45 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	15 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	153 ±156 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	76 ±66 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	33 ±53 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	49 ±54 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	73 ±75 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	53 ±64 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	41 ±39 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	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: 23,479
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	4,090 ±607	17.4% ±2.5 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	6,521 ±602	27.8% ±2.4 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	5,076 ±685	21.6% ±2.8 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,139 ±341	9.1% ±1.4 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,794 ±525	16.2% ±2.2 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,859 ±353	7.9% ±1.5 pp	13.5%	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: 36,178
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	32,922 ±674	91.0% ±1.8 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,165 ±395	3.2% ±1.1 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,263 ±451	3.5% ±1.2 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	664 ±262	1.8% ±0.7 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	164 ±140 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	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

16.3% of Monroe residents (±1.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 92.6% 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	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	16.3% ±1.9 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.6% ±5.9 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.8% ±1.2 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Lower

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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