Living in Monroe City School District, Louisiana

Overview

A total of 17,327 households are located in Monroe City School District area. Among them, 5,215 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.58 people. The total number of children in the region is 15,417 and 14,508 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (549) of residents are non-citizens and 4% (1,640) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Monroe City School District, Louisiana
Household	17,327
Population	44,742
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	5,215 (30%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	15,417
Total Students	14,508
Pre-Kindergarten	1,111
Kindergarten	868
Grade 1-8	5,323
Grade 9-12	3,117
College/Graduate School	4,089
Veterans	35,093
Non-citizen	549
Non-English Home Language	1,640
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

37,018 residents are over the age of 16 and 19,811 people are in labor force. Among them, 19,754 people are in civilian labor force and 57 are in armed labor force. 18,076 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.50%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Monroe City School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,839	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	14,164	79.40%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,284	12.80%
Public transportation	549	3.08%
Walked	374	2.10%
Other method	215	1.21%
Worked from home	253	1.42%
Average Commute Time	15 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,076	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	5,791	32.04%
Service	4,625	25.59%
Sales and office	4,390	24.29%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,102	6.10%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,168	11.99%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,076	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	153	0.85%
Construction	538	2.98%
Manufacturing	794	4.39%
Wholesale trade	421	2.33%
Retail trade	2,563	14.18%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	905	5.01%
Information	587	3.25%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,168	6.46%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,662	9.19%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	5,365	29.68%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,424	13.41%
Other services, except public administration	780	4.32%
Public administration	716	3.96%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,076	-
Private wage and salary workers	14,959	82.76%
Government workers	2,270	12.56%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	798	4.41%
Unpaid family workers	49	0.27%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $55,538 for the 17,327 households in Monroe City School District area, Louisiana. The average income of a single worker is $23,290. 41,792 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.36%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	17,327	-
Less than $10,000	3,475	20.06%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,593	9.19%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,269	13.10%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,056	11.87%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,352	13.57%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,261	13.05%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,025	5.92%
$100,000 - $149,999	962	5.55%
$150,000 - $199,999	570	3.29%
More than $200,000	764	4.41%
Median Household Income	$30,438	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$55,538	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	9,811	-
Less than $10,000	1,455	14.83%
$10,000 - $14,999	703	7.17%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,208	12.31%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,254	12.78%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,296	13.21%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,185	12.08%
$75,000 - $99,999	809	8.25%
$100,000 - $149,999	740	7.54%
$150,000 - $199,999	502	5.12%
More than $200,000	659	6.72%

Median Family Income	$38,374	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$71,106	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$23,290	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$38,831	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$38,831	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	46,770	-
With health insurance coverage	41,792	89.36%
Public coverage	24,716	52.85%
Private health insurance	21,873	46.77%
Without health insurance coverage	4,978	10.64%

Housing

There are 20,677 housing units in Monroe City School District area, Louisiana with 17,327 units (83.80%) occupied. 7,409 houses (42.76%) are occupied by owner and 9,918 houses (57.24%) are rented. The average housing value is $139,600 and the average rental cost is $702. 236 houses (1.14%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,503 houses (12.11%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,677	-
Occupied	17,327	83.80%
Owner Occupied	7,409	42.76%
Renter Occupied	9,918	57.24%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	13,783	66.66%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	659	3.19%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	5,954	28.80%
Mobile Homes	281	1.36%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,677	-
Built 2014 or later	236	1.14%
Built 2010 - 2013	499	2.41%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,269	6.14%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,991	9.63%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,732	13.21%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,535	21.93%
Built 1960 - 1969	4,345	21.01%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,567	12.41%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,503	12.11%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,677	-
1 room	400	1.93%
2 rooms	684	3.31%
3 rooms	2,255	10.91%
4 rooms	3,938	19.05%
5 rooms	4,439	21.47%
6 rooms	3,909	18.91%
7 rooms	2,159	10.44%
8 rooms	1,239	5.99%
9 rooms or more	1,654	8.00%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,677	-
no bedroom	400	1.93%
1 bedroom	2,770	13.40%
2 bedrooms	5,673	27.44%
3 bedrooms	8,594	41.56%
4 bedrooms	2,790	13.49%
5 bedrooms or more	450	2.18%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,409	-
Less than $50,000	1,313	17.72%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,546	20.87%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,000	13.50%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,087	14.67%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,086	14.66%
$300,000 - $499,999	790	10.66%
$500,000 - $999,999	454	6.13%
$1,000,000 or more	133	1.80%
Median House Value	$139,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	9,146	-
Less than $500	2,437	26.65%
$500 - $999	5,186	56.70%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,355	14.82%
$1,500 - $1,999	61	0.67%
$2,000 - $2,499	48	0.52%
$2,500 - $2,999	59	0.65%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$702	-

Demographic

A total of 48,241 people lives in Monroe City School District area, Louisiana with 22,694 male and 25,547 female. The males to female ratio is 47.04 to 52.96. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	48,241	-
Male	22,694	47.04%
Female	25,547	52.96%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	48,241	-
Under 5 years	3,596	7.45%
5 - 9 years	3,807	7.89%
10 - 14 years	3,087	6.40%
15 - 19 years	4,804	9.96%
20 - 24 years	3,793	7.86%
25 - 34 years	6,295	13.05%
35 - 44 years	5,570	11.55%
45 - 54 years	5,006	10.38%
55 - 59 years	2,537	5.26%
60 - 64 years	2,794	5.79%
65 - 74 years	3,830	7.94%
75 - 84 years	2,035	4.22%
85 years and older	1,087	2.25%
Median Age	32.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	48,241	-
One Race	47,764	99.01%
White	16,365	33.92%
Black or African American	29,984	62.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native	83	0.17%
Asian	408	0.85%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	924	1.92%

Two or more races	477	0.99%
White and Black or African American	253	0.52%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	60	0.12%
White and Asian	73	0.15%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	27	0.06%

Living in Monroe City School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic