Monroe, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Monroe	Washington	National
Income per capita	$44,221	$48,431	$44,883
Median household income	$129,989	$91,816	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$147,016	$120,601	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$101,147	$60,275	$52,080
Median earnings male	$57,501	$60,502	$54,343
Median earnings female	$45,822	$39,812	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.4%	4.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.5%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Monroe is 1% lower than the national average
The median household income in Monroe is 60% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Monroe is 51% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Monroe is 50% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$86,650 $129,989 $259,978

City

$61,204 $91,816 $183,632

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Monroe median earnings by income bracket

Monroe employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	19.8%	19.8%
Manufacturing sector	19.1%	19.1%
Financial & insurance services	2.3%	2.3%
Wholesale & retail services	15.7%	15.7%
Public administration	4.7%	4.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.7%	3.7%
Education, health & social services	5.5%	5.5%
Other	26.5%	26.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hunts Point, WA	354	$375,086	361.2%
Yarrow Point, WA	1,395	$367,498	351.8%
Cottage Lake, WA	23,962	$243,263	199.1%
Duvall, WA	8,210	$241,199	196.6%
Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA	23,783	$233,860	187.5%
Monroe, WA	20,065	$129,989	59.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pinole, CA	20,062	$156,856	92.9%
Lynbrook, NY	20,075	$177,234	117.9%
Durango, CO	20,083	$95,621	17.6%
Foley, AL	20,043	$71,131	12.5%
Englewood, FL	20,036	$73,106	10.1%
Monroe, WA	20,065	$129,989	59.8%

Source: The Monroe, WA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.