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Population (year 2000): 3,893
Males: 1,918  (49.3%)
Females: 1,975  (50.7%)

Monroe County

Median resident age:  31.6 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 48161.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $46,200 (it was $42,986 in 2000)
West Monroe  $46,200
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $124,000 (it was $99,300 in 2000)
West Monroe  $124,000
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in West Monroe:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Black (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (20.8%), French (11.3%), Irish (10.1%), United States (9.2%), English (8.5%), Italian (4.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 1.26 square miles.

Population density: 3100 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in West Monroe

  • High school or higher: 74.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Monroe CDP

  • Never married: 25.9%
  • Now married: 51.3%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 13.5%

22 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.6%
Michigan:  5.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

West Monroe:  1.0% ($970)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Toledo, OH (19.8 miles , pop. 313,619).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (292.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: South Monroe, MI (1.4 miles ), Monroe, MI (2.5 miles ), Detroit Beach, MI (7.0 miles ), Luna Pier, MI (7.2 miles ), Woodland Beach, MI (8.2 miles ), Maybee, MI (8.7 miles ), Carleton, MI (10.4 miles ), Stony Point, MI (11.4 miles ).

Latitude: 41.91 N, Longitude: 83.43 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 734

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Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (21%)
  • Construction (17%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Machinery (3%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (21%)
  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • U. S. Postal service (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Engineers (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Waiters and waitresses (11%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)


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West Monroe-area historical tornado activity is above Michigan state average. It is 72% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/8/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.3 miles away from the West Monroe place center killed 4 people and injured 18 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 11.9 miles away from the place center killed 23 people and injured 294 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near West Monroe:
  • MERCY-MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; MONROE, MI)
  • BAY PARK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; OREGON, OH)
  • ST CHARLES MERCY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; OREGON, OH)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West Monroe:
  • DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY (about 21 miles; DETROIT, MI; ID: DTW)
  • WILLOW RUN (about 23 miles; DETROIT, MI; ID: YIP)
  • TOLEDO EXPRESS (about 35 miles; TOLEDO, OH; ID: TOL)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Monroe:
  • CUSTER (about 2 miles; MONROE, MI; ID: TTF)
  • WICKENHEISER (about 9 miles; CARLETON, MI; ID: W87)
  • ERIE AERODROME (about 12 miles; ERIE, MI; ID: M84)

Operable nuclear power plant near West Monroe:
  • 11 miles: Fermi 2 in Newport, MI.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Monroe:
  • UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO (about 21 miles; TOLEDO, OH; Full-time enrollment: 15,999)
  • OWENS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-TOLEDO CAMPUS (about 24 miles; TOLEDO, OH; FT enrollment: 7,809)
  • EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; YPSILANTI, MI; FT enrollment: 17,476)
  • DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY-EASTERN REGION-DEARBORN (about 29 miles; DEARBORN, MI; FT enrollment: 2,247)
  • WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; DETROIT, MI; FT enrollment: 20,389)
  • MARYGROVE COLLEGE (about 30 miles; DETROIT, MI; FT enrollment: 5,301)
  • WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 30 miles; DETROIT, MI; FT enrollment: 4,414)

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Church in West Monroe: Kingdom Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Anweiler Drain (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  69.4%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  7.5%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  12.0%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  6.8%
Whole state:  4.8%

West Monroe compared to Michigan state average:
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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5.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,302 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.40%
Michigan average:  5.24%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($235 average AGI)
Monroe County:  0.03%
Michigan average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Wayne County, MI  1.81% ($47,025 average AGI)
from Lucas County, OH  1.15% ($54,678)
from Washtenaw County, MI  0.43% ($49,072)


5.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,145 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.47%
Michigan average:  5.98%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($55 average AGI)
Monroe County:  0.02%
Michigan average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Wayne County, MI  1.27% ($35,767 average AGI)
to Lucas County, OH  1.14% ($33,823)
to Washtenaw County, MI  0.37% ($33,982)


Strongest AM radio stations in West Monroe:
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WRDT (560 AM; 1 kW; MONROE, MI; Owner: WMUZ RADIO, INC.)
  • WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)
  • WTKA (1050 AM; 10 kW; ANN ARBOR, MI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNZK (690 AM; 3 kW; DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDEO (990 AM; 9 kW; YPSILANTI, MI; Owner: WORD BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WSPD (1370 AM; 5 kW; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WTOD (1560 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Monroe:
  • WEJY (97.5 FM; MONROE, MI; Owner: MONROE PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
  • WTWR-FM (98.3 FM; LUNA PIER, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJOF (88.1 FM; MONROE, MI; Owner: NORTHLAND COMMUNITY BROADCASTERS)
  • WGTE-FM (91.3 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: THE PUBLIC B/C FOUNDATION OF NW OHIO)
  • WRVF (101.5 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WIOT (104.7 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKKO (99.9 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WOTL (90.3 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WRIF (101.1 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WMGC-FM (105.1 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WCSX (94.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, MI; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WWWM-FM (105.5 FM; SYLVANIA, OH; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WKRK-FM (97.1 FM; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WJZE (97.3 FM; OAK HARBOR, OH; Owner: RASP BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WVKS (92.5 FM; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around West Monroe:
  • WTOL (Channel 11; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WNWO-TV (Channel 24; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
  • WUPW (Channel 36; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: WUPW BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WTVG (Channel 13; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: WTVG, INC.)
  • WGTE-TV (Channel 30; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: THE PUBLIC BROADCASTING FOUNDATION OF NW OHIO)
  • W22CO (Channel 22; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • WXYZ-TV (Channel 7; DETROIT, MI; Owner: CHANNEL 7 OF DETROIT, INC.)
  • WJBK (Channel 2; DETROIT, MI; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WBTL-LP (Channel 34; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
  • WNGT-LP (Channel 48; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: L & M VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
  • W59DC (Channel 59; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WWJ-TV (Channel 62; DETROIT, MI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WDWB (Channel 20; DETROIT, MI; Owner: WXON LICENSE, INC.)
  • WKBD (Channel 50; DETROIT, MI; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF DETROIT INC.)
  • WTVS (Channel 56; DETROIT, MI; Owner: DETROIT EDUC. TV FOUNDATION)
  • WDIV-TV (Channel 4; DETROIT, MI; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, MICHIGAN, INC.)
  • W64BM (Channel 64; TOLEDO, OH; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)

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