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Monroe
A snapshot profile, compiled from information provided by the 1990 Census, City of Monroe and Monroe Chamber of Commerce. (Note: Demographic information covers residents within a 3-mile radius of Monroe's city center)

The numbers

Founded: 1902

Square miles: 4.2

Population: 10,600

Median income: $44,209
Includes residents within a 3-mile radius of Monroe's city center, 1997

Median house value: $115,271
1997

Median apartment rent: $423

Housing units: 3,438

The people

Pie chart showing ethnic breakdown of population

Median age: 39.1

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 4,957

Completed four-year college or higher: 866

Below poverty level: 611 percent

Home ownership: 2268 percent

Renters: 1078 percent

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Saturday, June 6, 1998

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