Monroe, LA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Monroe, LA: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 86,622. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MONROE-LA · Monroe, LA 4 ZIPs · 86,622 pop · #22209/25278 · Ouachita Parish

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $48,662
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22209/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under West Monroe
  • BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 53% owners
  • POP-SMALL 86,622
  • SPREAD-WIDE 71202→71201
  • HOME-LOW $177,500

Nearest income peer: West Monroe, LA (+ $12,835 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Monroe

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Monroe on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Monroe, LA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

12th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
86,622
city population (Census)
4
USPS ZIP codes covered
$48,662
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 4 ZIPs ($48,662 average) · poverty 30.2%. The primary code (71203) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (52.8%) for this income tier, rent $948 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Louisiana, Galliano is the closest lower-income city and Flatwoods the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Monroe.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Monroe differ

Monroe's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $28,213 in ZIP 71202 to $65,446 in ZIP 71201, while home values span $83,600 in 71202 to $263,800 in 71201. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
2.3×

71202 to 71201

Home-value high-to-low ratio
3.2×

71202 to 71201

Poverty-rate spread
27.9 points

71203 to 71202

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Monroe residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Monroe: the largest, 71203, is only about 43% of 86,622 residents across 4 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Monroe

Citywide ZBP: 2,410 establishments, 36,831 employees , annual payroll $1,691,970k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 71201 (1,477 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (451) · also Retail trade · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Monroe, LA

These ZIP codes sit in Ouachita Parish, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Monroe. See the Ouachita Parish roll-up →

Monroe sits in the lower half of Ouachita Parish on income: West Monroe, Calhoun and Sterlington report more, and only Eros reports less. Sterlington marks the far end of that range at $78,531, 61% above Monroe.

Side-by-side: Compare 71203 vs 71202 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
71203 37,105 $52,326 679 121
71202 29,044 $28,213 247 97
71201 20,319 $65,446 1,477 604
71209 154 n/a 7 6,454

Monroe roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Monroe, .