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Monroe, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Monroe, MI: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 55,814. 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-MI · Monroe, MI 2 ZIPs · 55,814 pop · #14217/25278 · Monroe County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $67,645
  • RANK-MID #14217/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Newport
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-SMALL 55,814
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 48161→48162
  • HOME-LOW $188,200

Nearest income peer: Newport, MI (+ $1,947 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, MI sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

44th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
55,814
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$67,645
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $67,645 and poverty 15.1% concentrate in 48162.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Monroe as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Nashville is the closest lower-income city and Durand 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

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Monroe: $67,414 in ZIP 48161 to $67,876 in 48162. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.0×

48161 to 48162

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

48161 to 48162

Poverty-rate spread
2.5 points

48162 to 48161

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

Lead ZIP 48162 skews compact Monroe

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 48162 covers about 53% of Monroe's 55,814 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Monroe

Citywide ZBP: 1,045 establishments, 19,145 employees , annual payroll $1,034,602k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48162 (540 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (197) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Monroe, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Monroe County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Monroe. See the Monroe County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Monroe County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Monroe, Temperance, Newport and Carleton among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Ida marks the far end of that range at $109,257, 62% above Monroe.

Side-by-side: Compare 48162 vs 48161 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48162 29,344 $67,876 540 199
48161 26,470 $67,414 505 228
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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, .