West Monroe, Louisiana demographics

West Monroe, LA demographics: median age 35.4; 22.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · West Monroe city, Louisiana · Incorporated city · GEOID 2280955. The survey estimates a population of 12,729 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in West Monroe is 35.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.0 years. There are 4,951 households (±363). 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	35.4 ±4.0	38.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,729
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Under 18	3,365 ±580	26.4% ±4.6 pp	23.5%	22.0%
18–34	2,907 ±502	22.8% ±3.9 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	4,285 ±507	33.7% ±4.0 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	2,172 ±379	17.1% ±3.0 pp	16.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,729
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Male	6,060 ±343	47.6% ±2.7 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	6,669 ±341	52.4% ±2.7 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: 12,729
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
White alone	6,616 ±730	52.0% ±5.7 pp	56.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	5,237 ±723	41.1% ±5.7 pp	30.7%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	206 ±204 · low precision	1.6% ±1.6 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	115 ±100 · low precision	0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.7%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	3 ±6 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	173 ±138 · low precision	1.4% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	379 ±191 · low precision	3.0% ±1.5 pp · low precision	7.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,729
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,437 ±578	89.8% ±4.5 pp	92.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,292 ±581	10.2% ±4.6 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: 4,951
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,605 ±235	32.4% ±4.1 pp	41.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	226 ±131 · low precision	4.6% ±2.6 pp · low precision	5.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	954 ±249	19.3% ±4.8 pp	15.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,778 ±332	35.9% ±6.2 pp	31.6%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	388 ±155	7.8% ±3.1 pp	5.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,951
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,474 ±254	29.8% ±4.6 pp	30.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,477 ±434	70.2% ±7.1 pp	69.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,951
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,778 ±332	35.9% ±6.2 pp	31.6%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,521 ±311	30.7% ±5.9 pp	32.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	655 ±214	13.2% ±4.2 pp	15.8%	15.3%
Four-person households	515 ±138	10.4% ±2.7 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	293 ±179 · low precision	5.9% ±3.6 pp · low precision	5.5%	5.9%
Six-person households	103 ±79 · low precision	2.1% ±1.6 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	86 ±73 · low precision	1.7% ±1.5 pp · low precision	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: 12,729
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Native	12,100 ±342	95.1% ±2.7 pp	95.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	629 ±345 · low precision	4.9% ±2.7 pp · low precision	4.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 12,107
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
English only	11,159 ±548	92.2% ±4.1 pp	91.5%	77.7%
Spanish	826 ±521 · low precision	6.8% ±4.3 pp · low precision	4.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	7 ±11 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	11 ±18 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	28 ±39 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	57 ±83 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	19 ±27 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 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: 8,186
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,216 ±341	14.9% ±4.0 pp	12.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,653 ±469	32.4% ±5.3 pp	32.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,157 ±486	26.3% ±5.7 pp	20.4%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	356 ±142	4.3% ±1.7 pp	7.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,006 ±284	12.3% ±3.4 pp	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	798 ±201	9.7% ±2.4 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: 12,591
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Same house	10,912 ±687	86.7% ±5.4 pp	88.6%	87.7%
Moved within same county	890 ±367	7.1% ±2.9 pp	6.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	215 ±137 · low precision	1.7% ±1.1 pp · low precision	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	545 ±525 · low precision	4.3% ±4.2 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	29 ±40 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 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

11.9% of West Monroe residents (±3.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.8% in Louisiana and 8.4% nationally. 79.4% 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	West Monroe	Louisiana	U.S.	Compared with Louisiana
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	11.9% ±3.9 pp	7.8%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	79.4% ±3.8 pp	86.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.4% ±1.4 pp	6.1%	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 West 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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