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Population (year 2000): 31,407. Estimated
population in July 2005: 38,394 (+22.2% change)
Males: 16,302 (51.9%), Females: 15,105 (48.1%)
Orange County
Zip code:
10950
Median resident age: 22.5 years
Median household income: $50,889 (year 2000)
Median house value: $176,200 (year 2000)
Races in Monroe:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.5%)
- Hispanic (4.9%)
- Black (1.2%)
- Other race (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
Ancestries: Irish (14.6%), Italian (13.0%),
German (9.0%), Hungarian (8.3%), United States (5.1%), Polish
(4.7%).
Elevation: 679 feet
Land area: 3.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Monroe
- High school or higher: 79.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.3%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 38.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Monroe town
- Never married: 26.1%
- Now married: 64.0%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 4.1%
- Divorced: 4.6%
9.6% Foreign born (4.7% Europe, 2.4% Asia, 1.9%
Latin America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Monroe:
- ARDEN HILL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; GOSHEN, NY)
- ST ANTHONY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles;
WARWICK, NY)
- CORNWALL HOSPITAL,THE (about 13 miles; CORNWALL, NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Monroe:
- STEWART INT'L (about 14 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; ID:
SWF)
- DUTCHESS COUNTY (about 30 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY;
ID: POU)
- TETERBORO (about 34 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Monroe:
- WARWICK MUNI (about 8 miles; WARWICK, NY; ID: N72)
- ORANGE COUNTY (about 13 miles; MONTGOMERY, NY; ID:
MGJ)
- RANDALL (about 15 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY; ID: 06N)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Monroe:
- ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; SUFFERN,
NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,409)
- UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY (about 15 miles; WEST
POINT, NY; FT enrollment: 4,088)
- RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 18 miles;
MAHWAH, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,076)
- ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles;
MIDDLETOWN, NY; FT enrollment: 3,486)
- WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 27
miles; WAYNE, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,017)
- BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; PARAMUS,
NJ; FT enrollment: 7,733)
- PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles;
PATERSON, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,452)
Private high school in Monroe:
- BNEI YOEL SCHOOL (Students: 411; Location: PO
BOX 255; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Monroe:
- PINE TREE ES (Students: 864; Location: 156
PINE TREE RD; Grades: 02 - 05)
- NORTH MAIN STREET SCHOOL (Students: 636;
Location: 212 N MAIN ST; Grades: 02 - 05)
- KIRYAS JOEL VILLAGE SCHOOL (Students: 252;
Location: 6 KAHAN DR; Grades: PK - 11)
Private primary/middle schools in Monroe:
- SACRED HEART SCHOOL (Students: 306; Location:
P O BOX 656 STILL RD; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST PAUL PRESCHOOL AND K 1 CENT (Students:
305; Location: 21 STILL ROAD; Grades: PK - 2)
- MONROE DAY SCHOOL (Students: 36; Location: PO
BOX 252 LAKES LAROE ROADS; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Monroe:
- MONROE FREE LIBRARY (Operating income:
$444,395; Location: 44 MILLPOND PARKWAY; 56,605 books;
949 audio materials; 1,450 video materials; 162 serial
subscriptions)
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