PlainZIP

Monroe, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Monroe, NC: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 76,676. 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-NC · Monroe, NC 2 ZIPs · 76,676 pop · #8628/25278 · Union County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $81,988
  • RANK-UPPER #8628/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Marshville
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-SMALL 76,676
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 28112→28110
  • HOME-MID $319,750

Nearest income peer: Marshville, NC ( $5,064 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, NC sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 34%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
76,676
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$81,988
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (2) - lead code 28110 (50,365 residents). Household income $81,988 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Monroe as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Fletcher is the closest lower-income city and Eure 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: $80,495 in ZIP 28112 to $83,480 in 28110. 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×

28112 to 28110

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.2×

28112 to 28110

Poverty-rate spread
0.4 points

28112 to 28110

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 28110 skews compact Monroe

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 28110 covers about 66% of Monroe's 76,676 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Monroe

Citywide ZBP: 2,078 establishments, 28,714 employees , annual payroll $1,664,728k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28110 (1,509 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (357) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Monroe, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Union County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Monroe. See the Union County roll-up →

Monroe lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Union County: Matthews, Waxhaw and Indian Trail earn more and Marshville and Wingate earn less. Waxhaw marks the far end of that range at $150,597, 84% above Monroe.

Side-by-side: Compare 28110 vs 28112 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28110 50,365 $83,480 1,509 151
28112 26,311 $80,495 569 77
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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, .