North Carolina · Census place 43920
Monroe city, NC
Quick answer
Monroe city has 35,596 residents, ranking #29 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $67,265, the median home is worth $270,600 and median gross rent runs $1,216 a month.
- Population
- 35,596Monroe city residents
- Median household income
- $67,265Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $270,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,216Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Monroe city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Monroe city median would spend about 21.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.9% of residents and 58.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- New Bern city 31,563
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