Monroe, Oregon - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	715
Male Share of the Population	53.1%
Female Share of the Population	46.9%
Senior Citizens	12.9%
Employed Population 16+	329
Age of the Population	37

Families

% of people married	54.3%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	7.2%
Median Earnings25+	$30,000
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$25,385
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$22,500

Wealth

Median Family Income	$47,813
% Above Poverty Level	91%
% Below Poverty Level	9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	26 minutes
% Working from Home	9.4%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1.2%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	22.5%
Median Gross Rent	$828
Median House Value	$157,800

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	38%
German	19.3%
Irish	8.1%
English	8%
Norwegian	5%
Swedish	2.2%
French Except Basque	1.8%
Dutch	1.3%
Welsh	1.3%
Greek	1.1%
Syrian	1%
Arab	1%
Canadian	1%
Polish	0.7%
Portuguese	0.4%
Finnish	0.3%
Scottish	0.3%
Danishn	0.1%
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Monroe Almanac

Category	Value
County	Benton County
Standard Zip Codes	97456
Phone Area Codes	541
Time Zone	America/Los_Angeles
Approximate Latitude	44.34
Approximate Longitude	-123.33

Monroe Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	EUGENE MAHLON SWEET AP
Distance	13.1 miles
Jan Temp	33 to 47 F
Apr Temp	39 to 61 F
Jul Temp	51 to 82 F
Oct Temp	41 to 65 F
Annual Precip	50.9 inches

Station	CORVALLIS WATER BUREAU
Distance	16 miles
Jan Temp	32 to 45 F
Apr Temp	38 to 58 F
Jul Temp	50 to 77 F
Oct Temp	40 to 62 F
Annual Precip	67.7 inches

Station	TIDEWATER 2 SW
Distance	32.1 miles
Jan Temp	35 to 50 F
Apr Temp	40 to 60 F
Jul Temp	52 to 74 F
Oct Temp	45 to 67 F
Annual Precip	91.6 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Brownsville	1,867	$56,438
Coburg	1,144	$65,313
Halsey	919	$56,591
Harrisburg	3,741	$52,556
Junction City	5,946	$54,980
Philomath	4,702	$75,813

Monroe Public Schools

Monroe Grade School
600 Dragon Dr
ZIP: 97456
(541) 847-5139
Primary
Total Enrollment 311

Monroe High School
365 N Fifth St
ZIP: 97456
(541) 847-5161
High
Total Enrollment 128

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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