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Monroe, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Monroe, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 27,942. 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-WA · Monroe, WA 1 ZIPs · 27,942 pop · #1999/25278 · Snohomish County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $122,352
  • RANK-TOP #1999/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lake Stevens
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-SMALL 27,942
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $713,300

Nearest income peer: Lake Stevens, WA (+ $1,546 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, WA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 8%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
27,942
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$122,352
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $122,352 and home value $713,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 31.3%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Monroe as a pure owner town.

Within Washington, Seattle is the closest lower-income city and Lake Stevens the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 34 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Monroe.

Population concentration

Monroe reads through its lone ZIP, 98272

27,942 ACS residents, one ZIP: 98272 is not the leading code inside Monroe, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Monroe's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 908 establishments, 9,137 employees , annual payroll $499,380k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98272 (908 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (179) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Monroe, WA

These ZIP codes sit in Snohomish County, which covers 27 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Monroe. See the Snohomish County roll-up →

Monroe lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Snohomish County: Bothell, Snohomish and Edmonds earn more and Everett, Lynnwood and Marysville earn less. Bothell marks the far end of that range at $164,965, 35% above Monroe.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98272 27,942 $122,352 908 99
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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, .