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Monroe, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Monroe is a Census city of 47,004 people across 29.73 square miles of land, in Ouachita Parish. Median household income is $40,505, 47.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 26 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $19.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Monroe
What Monroe is
- Census place typecity
- Land area29.73 sq mi
- Water area3.25 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,581
- County holding the largest share of its areaOuachita Parish, 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
- Population47,004
- Median age35.0
- Population under 1812,027
- Share under 1825.6 percent
- Population 65 and over7,592
- Share 65 and over16.2 percent
- Households18,335
- Family households10,443
- Share of households that are families57.0 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$40,505
- Per capita income$30,526
- Civilian labor force19,826
- Employed17,805
- Unemployed2,021 plus or minus 470
- Unemployment rate10.2 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over30,236
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher32.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Monroe
Housing in Monroe
- Housing units21,574
- Occupied units18,335
- Vacant units3,239
- Vacancy rate15.0 percent
- Owner occupied8,757
- Renter occupied9,578
- Ownership rate47.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$198,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$886
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.2 percent
- Single family units15,526
- Share single family72.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more5,464
- Share in buildings of two or more25.3 percent
- Mobile homes584 plus or minus 193
- Median year structure built1971
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 commute16,147
- Commuting under 15 minutes7,885
- Share commuting under 15 minutes48.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,546
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.8 percent
- Drove alone72.8 percent
- Carpooled11.8 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Public transport2.7 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked3.7 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home7.5 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Monroe
SBA loans in Monroe (7(a))
- Approvals26
- Gross approval$19,743,200
- Average approval$759,354
- Median approval$295,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,901,650
- Largest approval$3,433,200
- Jobs supported477
- Jobs per approval18.3
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full4
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more23.1 percent
- Share to franchises23.1 percent
- Distinct lenders15
- Distinct industries by NAICS18
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Monroe, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 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
SBA loans in Monroe (504)
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$5,787,000
- Average approval$482,250
- Median approval$458,000
- Largest approval$1,019,000
- Jobs supported118
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Monroe, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Monroe
Flood risk in Monroe
- NFIP communityCity of Monroe
- NFIP community number220136
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 10
- Currently effective map date01/20/16
The City of Monroe participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220136 and carries Community Rating System class 10, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Ouachita Parish, not Monroe
Ouachita Parish context, not Monroe figures
- Establishments in Ouachita Parish4,181
- Covered employment, Ouachita Parish69,384
- Average annual pay, Ouachita Parish$50,059
- Housing units permitted, Ouachita Parish345
Every figure in this section is published for Ouachita Parish 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.
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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, Louisiana?
47,004, in 18,335 households. Monroe city covers 29.73 square miles of land, which is 1,581 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?
Ouachita Parish, 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?
$40,505. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $198,900. Median gross rent is $886 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?
26 7(a) approvals totaling $19.7 m since FY2020, across 15 lenders, median approval $295,000, plus 12 504 approvals worth $5.8 m since FY2010. 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 5 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 220136, carrying Community Rating System class 10, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Ouachita Parish 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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