Moving to Monroe, Georgia

About Monroe, Georgia
Monroe

Monroe is a city and the county seat of Walton County, Georgia, United States. It is located both one hour east of Atlanta via US 78 and GA 138 to I-20 and east of Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport and is one of the exurban cities in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The population was 14,928 at the 2020 U.S. census.

Gender
Gender Monroe Georgia Country
Female 56.8% 51.4% 50.8%
Male 43.2% 48.6% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Monroe Georgia Country
Less than $10,000 8.3% 6.6% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 8.3% 4.2% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 17.4% 9% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 11.4% 9.3% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 19.3% 12.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 21.5% 17.6% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 8.3% 12.7% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 2.8% 14.9% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 1.8% 6.3% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 0.8% 6.9% 8.3%
Education


Education Monroe Georgia Country
< 9th Grade 4% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 21% 8% 7.0%
High School or GED 37% 28% 27.0%
Other College 19% 20% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 6% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 10% 20% 20.0%
Master's Degree 3% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 0% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Monroe Georgia Country
White 35.9% 52.1% 60.1%
African American 56.5% 31.1% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 1.8% 4.1% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.4% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.3% 2.5% 2.8%
Hispanic 4.5% 9.6% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity