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Population (year 2000): 607. Estimated
population in July 2005: 581 (-4.3% change)
Males: 317 (52.2%), Females: 290 (47.8%)
Benton County
Zip code:
97456
Median resident age: 34.6 years
Median household income: $30,625 (year 2000)
Median house value: $97,500 (year 2000)
Races in Monroe:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.8%)
- Hispanic (10.0%)
- American Indian (2.3%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (29.0%), United States
(15.2%), Irish (14.2%), English (12.2%), Norwegian (4.4%),
Swedish (3.1%).
Elevation: 288 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Monroe
- High school or higher: 77.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 7.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Monroe city
- Never married: 21.1%
- Now married: 53.6%
- Separated: 4.7%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 14.6%
5.8% Foreign born (4.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +148 (+32.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Monroe:
- GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR (about 21 miles;
CORVALLIS, OR)
- LANE COUNTY PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
EUGENE, OR)
- SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; EUGENE,
OR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Monroe:
- CORVALLIS MUNI (about 12 miles; CORVALLIS, OR; ID:
CVO)
- MAHLON SWEET FIELD (about 15 miles; EUGENE, OR; ID:
EUG)
- MCNARY FLD (about 46 miles; SALEM, OR; ID: SLE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Monroe:
- ALBANY MUNI (about 28 miles; ALBANY, OR; ID: S12)
- LEBANON STATE (about 30 miles; LEBANON, OR; ID: S30)
- HOBBY FIELD (about 35 miles; CRESWELL, OR; ID: 77S)
Amtrak station near Monroe:
- 18 miles: CORVALLIS (153 NW 4TH AVE.) - Bus Station.
Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting
area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, call for car rental service, call
for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Monroe:
- OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; CORVALLIS,
OR; Full-time enrollment: 15,404)
- LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; EUGENE, OR;
FT enrollment: 5,853)
- UNIVERSITY OF OREGON (about 26 miles; EUGENE, OR; FT
enrollment: 16,239)
- LINN-BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles;
ALBANY, OR; FT enrollment: 3,057)
- WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; MONMOUTH,
OR; FT enrollment: 4,209)
- WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; SALEM, OR; FT
enrollment: 2,325)
- CHEMEKETA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; SALEM,
OR; FT enrollment: 5,253)
Public high school in Monroe:
- MONROE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 138; Location:
365 N FIFTH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Monroe:
- MONROE GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 281; Location:
600 DRAGON DR; Grades: KG - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Monroe:
- BELLFOUNTAIN CORNERSTONE CHR (Students: 72;
Location: 25398 DAWSON ROAD PO BOX 468; Grades: PK - 9)
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