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Monroe, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Monroe is a Census city of 2,120 people across 1.70 square miles of land, in Jasper County. Median household income is $80,375, 78.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 8 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $10.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Monroe
What Monroe is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.7 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,249
- County holding the largest share of its areaJasper County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Monroe
How many people live in Monroe
- Population2,120
- Median age35.3
- Population under 18517 plus or minus 121
- Share under 1824.4 percent
- Population 65 and over312 plus or minus 94
- Share 65 and over14.7 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Households877
- Family households589
- Share of households that are families67.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Monroe
Income and work in Monroe
- Median household income$80,375 plus or minus $18,243
- Per capita income$35,613
- Civilian labor force1,274
- Employed1,198
- Unemployed76 plus or minus 45
- Unemployment rate6.0 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over1,429
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.0 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.0 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Monroe
- Housing units885
- Occupied units877
- Vacant units8 plus or minus 14
- Vacancy rate0.9 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Owner occupied685
- Renter occupied192 plus or minus 70
- Ownership rate78.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$177,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$817
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.2 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Single family units728
- Share single family82.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more148 plus or minus 75
- Share in buildings of two or more16.7 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Mobile homes9 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Monroe
How Monroe gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,103
- Commuting under 15 minutes289 plus or minus 97
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.2 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more428 plus or minus 109
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.8 percent
- Drove alone89.3 percent
- Carpooled5.6 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.3 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Monroe
SBA loans in Monroe (7(a))
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$10,340,500
- Average approval$1,292,563
- Median approval$344,250
- Largest approval$4,545,000
- Jobs supported190
- Jobs per approval23.8
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.5 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Monroe, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Monroe
Flood risk in Monroe
- NFIP communityCity of Monroe
- NFIP community number190621
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/05/18(M)
The City of Monroe participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190621 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Jasper County, not Monroe
Jasper County context, not Monroe figures
- Establishments in Jasper County767
- Covered employment, Jasper County10,453
- Average annual pay, Jasper County$49,910
- Housing units permitted, Jasper County15
Every figure in this section is published for Jasper County as a whole and is not a measurement of Monroe.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Monroe questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Monroe, Iowa?
2,120, in 877 households. Monroe city covers 1.70 square miles of land, which is 1,249 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Monroe in?
Jasper County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Monroe?
$80,375. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $177,200. Median gross rent is $817 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Monroe businesses?
8 7(a) approvals totaling $10.3 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $344,250. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Monroe, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Monroe borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Monroe. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Monroe in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Monroe appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Monroe, city of, community 190621, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Monroe figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jasper County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Monroe.
Is zoning published for Monroe?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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