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Population (year 2000): 10,843. Estimated
population in July 2005: 10,563 (-2.6% change)
Males: 5,138 (47.4%), Females: 5,705 (52.6%)
Green County
Zip code:
53566
Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $36,922 (year 2000)
Median house value: $90,100 (year 2000)
Races in Monroe:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (40.6%), Swiss (23.8%),
Norwegian (15.1%), Irish (11.1%), English (9.0%), United States
(4.8%).
Elevation: 1099 feet
Land area: 4.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Monroe
- High school or higher: 81.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Monroe city
- Never married: 22.8%
- Now married: 55.0%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 10.9%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +552 (+5.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Monroe:
- MONROE CLINIC INC THE (515 22ND AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Monroe:
- FREEPORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
FREEPORT, IL)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE CTY (about 33 miles;
DARLINGTON, WI)
- UNIV OF WI HOSPITALS/CLINICS AUTHORITY (about 36
miles; MADISON, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Monroe:
- ROCK CO (about 43 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
- DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 43 miles;
MADISON, WI; ID: MSN)
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 48 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID:
RFD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Monroe:
- MONROE MUNI (about 4 miles; MONROE, WI; ID: EFT)
- FREEPORT/DORNINK (about 18 miles; FREEPORT, IL; ID:
C86)
- BRODHEAD (about 20 miles; BRODHEAD, WI; ID: C37)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Monroe:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 36 miles;
MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 37 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
- MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; ROCKFORD, IL;
FT enrollment: 4,200)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 60 miles;
PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 65 miles;
WHITEWATER, WI; FT enrollment: 9,493)
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 70 miles; MALTA, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,289)
Public high schools in Monroe:
- MONROE HI (Students: 851; Location: 1600 26TH
ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MONROE ALTERNATIVE CHARTER SCH (Students: 40;
Location: 1220 16TH AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MONROE INDEP VIRTUAL CHRTR SCH (Students: 29;
Location: 1220 16TH AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Monroe:
- MONROE MID (Students: 632; Location: 1510
13TH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PARKSIDE EL (Students: 358; Location: 920 4TH
ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- NORTHSIDE EL (Students: 339; Location: 3005 8
1/2 ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN EL (Students: 338; Location:
2625 14TH AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Monroe:
- ST VICTOR SCHOOL (Students: 105; Location:
1416 20TH AVE; Grades: KG - 6)
Library in Monroe:
- MONROE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$495,472; Location: 925 16TH AVE.; 73,202 books; 5,145
audio materials; 3,888 video materials; 204 serial
subscriptions)
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