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Total population: 8,168 (All urban)

Monroe, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,636 (2,563 occupied: 2,138 owner occupied, 425 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	47%

Housing density: 769 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $927 (lower quartile is $812, upper quartile is $1,196)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $2,183

Median gross rent in Monroe, NY in 2007: $998

Housing units in Monroe with a mortgage: 1,581 (140 second mortgage, 301 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 285

Monroe,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $382,882 (it was $169,200 in 2000)

Monroe:	$382,882
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $307,597 - $468,981

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $419,536
Here: $419,536
State: $352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $334,358
Here: $334,358
State: $476,263

In 2-unit structures: $243,457
Here: $243,457
State: $482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $267,538
Here: $267,538
State: $552,553

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $264,149
Here: $264,149
State: $503,284

Mobile homes: $14,418
Here: $14,418
State: $40,766

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,751

In family households: 7,217 (1,753 male householders, 370 female householders)
1,838 spouses, 2,731 children (2,576 natural, 101 adopted, 54 stepchildren), 105 grandchildren, 88 brothers or sisters, 80 parents, 142 other relatives, 110 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 534 (201 male householders (172 living alone)), 278 female householders (255 living alone)), 55 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 47 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 669 2-persons, 462 3-persons, 623 4-persons, 269 5-persons, 83 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 427 1-person, 52 2-persons.

1,939 married couples with children.
253 single-parent households (69 men, 184 women).

83.3% of residents of Monroe speak English at home.
6.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
7.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (48% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 800 (10.3%)
(54.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.9
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Monroe, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 67 4 rooms: 225 5 rooms: 244 6 rooms: 345 7 rooms: 421 8 rooms: 530 9 or more rooms: 306

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monroe, New York:
	1 room: 10 2 rooms: 18 3 rooms: 120 4 rooms: 52 5 rooms: 79 6 rooms: 56 7 rooms: 33 8 rooms: 34 9 or more rooms: 23

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 15
1995 to 1998: 189
1990 to 1994: 268
1980 to 1989: 375
1970 to 1979: 596
1960 to 1969: 295
1950 to 1959: 305
1940 to 1949: 113
1939 or earlier: 480

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Monroe:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 92 2 bedrooms: 325 3 bedrooms: 838 4 bedrooms: 816 5 or more bedrooms: 67

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monroe:
	no bedroom: 10 1 bedroom: 176 2 bedrooms: 47 3 bedrooms: 123 4 bedrooms: 69 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Monroe in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 126 1 vehicle: 414 2 vehicles: 1,141 3 vehicles: 273 4 vehicles: 153 5 or more vehicles: 31

Cars and other vehicles available in Monroe in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 43 1 vehicle: 206 2 vehicles: 119 3 vehicles: 46 4 vehicles: 11 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Monroe, NY:

Less than $10,000: 12
$10,000 to $14,999: 6
$15,000 to $19,999: 6
$20,000 to $24,999: 6
$25,000 to $29,999: 6
$30,000 to $34,999: 6
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 11
$50,000 to $59,999: 14
$60,000 to $69,999: 6
$70,000 to $79,999: 1
$80,000 to $89,999: 9
$90,000 to $99,999: 4
$100,000 to $124,999: 14
$125,000 to $149,999: 14
$150,000 to $174,999: 4
$175,000 to $199,999: 25
$200,000 to $249,999: 103
$250,000 to $299,999: 176
$300,000 to $399,999: 863
$400,000 to $499,999: 532
$500,000 to $749,999: 334
$750,000 to $999,999: 63
$1,000,000 or more: 27

Monroe rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Monroe:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 7
$450 to $499: 3
$500 to $549: 2
$550 to $599: 6
$600 to $649: 8
$650 to $699: 20
$700 to $749: 31
$750 to $799: 36
$800 to $899: 61
$900 to $999: 72
$1,000 to $1,249: 59
$1,250 to $1,499: 20
$1,500 to $1,999: 31
$2,000 or more: 34
No cash rent: 54

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 190 1990 to 1994: 92 1985 to 1989: 118 1980 to 1984: 64 1975 to 1979: 59 1970 to 1974: 15 1970 to 1974: 49 1965 to 1969: 213

Monroe, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 44.6%
Number of people working at home: 96 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 95
5 to 9 minutes: 434
10 to 14 minutes: 394
15 to 19 minutes: 191
20 to 24 minutes: 267
25 to 29 minutes: 150
30 to 34 minutes: 329
35 to 39 minutes: 82
40 to 44 minutes: 145
45 to 59 minutes: 359
60 to 89 minutes: 616
90 or more minutes: 528

Monroe mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,775 (75%)
Carpooled: 368 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 168 (5%)
Railroad: 171 (5%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 71 (2%)
Other means: 29 (1%)
Worked at home: 96 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 104
$10,000 to $14,999: 103
$15,000 to $19,999: 70
$20,000 to $24,999: 54
$25,000 to $29,999: 128
$30,000 to $34,999: 104
$35,000 to $39,999: 113
$40,000 to $44,999: 92
$45,000 to $49,999: 81
$50,000 to $59,999: 214
$60,000 to $74,999: 368
$75,000 to $99,999: 493
$100,000 to $124,999: 325
$125,000 to $149,999: 157
$150,000 to $199,999: 135
$200,000 or more: 61

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 1576

Italian: 1542

Other groups: 1098

Polish: 435

German: 434

Ukrainian: 306

United States or American: 264

English: 198

Russian: 126

Scottish: 105

Scotch-Irish: 76

Latvian: 62

Hungarian: 56

Greek: 50

Yugoslavian: 48

French (except Basque): 41

Portuguese: 37

Dutch: 36

Maltese: 36

Arab:: 33

Czechoslovakian: 33

Slovak: 33

Syrian: 29

Romanian: 28

Czech: 27

Norwegian: 25

Swiss: 21

Eastern European: 19

Swedish: 18

European: 17

Ethiopian: 17

Subsaharan African:: 17

British: 16

Austrian: 13

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 13

West Indian: 13

Carpatho Rusyn: 8

Lithuanian: 7

Cypriot: 7

French Canadian: 6

Croatian: 5

Lebanese: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Ukraine (23%)
Mexico (14%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
Italy (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Dominican Republic (5%)
Poland (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 5641
Northeast: 942
Midwest: 111
South: 157
West: 23

70% of Monroe residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 29
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 57
7th and 8th grade: 83
9th grade: 23
10th grade: 65
11th grade: 24
12th grade, no diploma: 59
High school graduate (or equivalency): 492
Less than 1 year of college: 116
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 331
Associate degree: 222
Bachelor's degree: 474
Master's degree: 283
Professional school degree: 76
Doctorate degree: 37

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 10
5th and 6th grade: 24
7th and 8th grade: 49
9th grade: 20
10th grade: 9
11th grade: 30
12th grade, no diploma: 82
High school graduate (or equivalency): 803
Less than 1 year of college: 196
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 398
Associate degree: 268
Bachelor's degree: 497
Master's degree: 175
Professional school degree: 71
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 8.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 3.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $90,344
Black householders: $101,489
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $63,497
Asian householders: $70,772
Some other race householders: $102,701
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $86,934

Monroe household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Monroe household income for Black householders

Monroe household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Monroe household income for Asian householders

Monroe household income for Some other race householders

Monroe household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Monroe marital status for males

Monroe marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $398,948
Black or African American householders: $361,384
Asian householders: $381,977
Some other race householders: $389,670
Hispanic or Latino householders: $379,261

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,913
One, attached: 232
Two: 152
3 or 4: 158
5 to 9: 89
10 to 19: 5
50 or more: 6
Mobile homes: 81

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,861

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Monroe:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (75%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (50%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (34%) Electricity (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19

Here:	1.5%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12

Here:	2.8%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 82

Here:	34.6%
New York:	38.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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