Housing density: 253 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $820,471.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,630 (lower quartile is $1,083, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,215
Median gross rent in Monroe, CT in 2022: $1,871
Housing units in Monroe with a mortgage: 4,450 (423 second mortgage, 696 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,062
In family households: 768,709 (156,025 male householders, 76,871 female householders)
178,028 spouses, 283,184 children (270,358 natural, 5,825 adopted, 7,001 stepchildren), 13,517 grandchildren, 10,152 brothers or sisters, 9,951 parents, foster children, 13,466 other relatives, 21,162 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 128,952 (44,659 male householders (33,783 living alone)), 57,990 female householders (49,710 living alone)), 26,303 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 19,168 (9,152 institutionalized population)
167,032 married couples with children.
41,379 single-parent households (6,664 men, 34,715 women).
89.5% of residents of Monroe speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
7.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (85% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 2,093 (10.3%)
(78.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Monroe, Connecticut
1431995 to March 2000
1401990 to 1994
761985 to 1989
1051980 to 1984
1381975 to 1979
1591970 to 1974
2141965 to 1969
385Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Italian: 5,642 (22.1%)
Irish: 4,235 (16.6%)
German: 2,811 (11.0%)
Other: 2,387 (9.3%)
Polish: 2,042 (8.0%)
English: 1,813 (7.1%)
Hungarian: 766 (3.0%)
French: 735 (2.9%)
United States: 678 (2.7%)
Slovak: 646 (2.5%)
Swedish: 538 (2.1%)
Russian: 445 (1.7%)
Portuguese: 438 (1.7%)
Greek: 358 (1.4%)
Scottish: 343 (1.3%)
Lithuanian: 260 (1.0%)
Czech: 242 (0.9%)
French Canadian: 233 (0.9%)
Welsh: 210 (0.8%)
Dutch: 167 (0.7%)
Scotch-Irish: 153 (0.6%)
Arab: 117 (0.5%)
Norwegian: 108 (0.4%)
Danish: 86 (0.3%)
Ukrainian: 85 (0.3%)
Swiss: 36 (0.1%)
West Indian: 4 (0.02%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Italy
Monroe:
14.9% (203)
Connecticut:
7.0% (26,023)
Portugal
Monroe:
10.4% (141)
Connecticut:
3.6% (13,234)
Germany
Monroe:
6.8% (92)
Connecticut:
3.1% (11,432)
Greece
Monroe:
6.3% (86)
Connecticut:
1.2% (4,622)
United Kingdom
Monroe:
6.0% (82)
Connecticut:
4.4% (16,395)
Canada
Monroe:
5.7% (77)
Connecticut:
5.2% (19,083)
Hungary
Monroe:
4.9% (67)
Connecticut:
0.7% (2,646)
Poland
Monroe:
3.8% (51)
Connecticut:
6.9% (25,507)
Ukraine
Monroe:
3.4% (46)
Connecticut:
1.0% (3,822)
Lebanon
Monroe:
3.1% (42)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,286)
Cuba
Monroe:
3.0% (41)
Connecticut:
1.1% (3,919)
Honduras
Monroe:
2.4% (33)
Connecticut:
0.6% (2,313)
Afghanistan
Monroe:
2.2% (30)
Connecticut:
0.1% (248)
Romania
Monroe:
2.1% (28)
Connecticut:
0.6% (2,371)
Russia
Monroe:
2.1% (28)
Connecticut:
1.4% (5,021)
Korea
Monroe:
2.1% (28)
Connecticut:
1.5% (5,508)
Other Eastern Africa
Monroe:
2.1% (28)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,053)
Colombia
Monroe:
1.8% (25)
Connecticut:
3.2% (12,009)
Other Western Europe
Monroe:
1.7% (23)
Connecticut:
0.5% (1,983)
Ireland
Monroe:
1.6% (22)
Connecticut:
1.2% (4,344)
Sweden
Monroe:
1.5% (21)
Connecticut:
0.4% (1,374)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 11,951
Other state: 5,769
Northeast: 4,141
Midwest: 795
South: 595
West: 238
66% of Monroe residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in Connecticut.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 23
Nursery to 4th grade: 24
5th and 6th grade: 31
7th and 8th grade: 92
9th grade: 69
10th grade: 113
11th grade: 51
12th grade, no diploma: 119
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,346
Less than 1 year of college: 334
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 800
Associate degree: 366
Bachelor's degree: 1,670
Master's degree: 860
Professional school degree: 132
Doctorate degree: 86
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 20
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 18
7th and 8th grade: 149
9th grade: 52
10th grade: 117
11th grade: 101
12th grade, no diploma: 134
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,645
Less than 1 year of college: 344
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 883
Associate degree: 641
Bachelor's degree: 1,501
Master's degree: 807
Professional school degree: 178
Doctorate degree: 24
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 5,736
One, attached: 451
Two: 55
3 or 4: 119
5 to 9: 233
20 to 49: 7
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.2%