| Monroe, Ohio | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Motto: | "Firmly Founded - Proudly Growing" |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Logo of Monroe, Ohio.png |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Logo |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Butler County Ohio Highlighting Monroe City.png |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Monroe in Butler County |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Butler, Warren |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Keith Funk[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 41.22 |
| Area Land Km2: | 41.16 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.06 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 15.91 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 15.89 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 15412 |
| Population Density Km2: | 374.48 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 969.92 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 820 |
| Coordinates: | 39.4461°N -84.3667°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 45050, 45044 (pt), 45073, 45099 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-51310[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2395374 |
| Website: | City website |
Monroe is a city in east central Butler and west central Warren counties in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 15,412 at the 2020 census. Monroe is a part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.
Monroe was laid out in 1817 on the Dayton and Cincinnati pike.[4] The city is named for President James Monroe, fifth President of the United States.[5]
In the early 1830s, Monroe contained one store and 119 inhabitants.[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.89sqmi, of which 15.87sqmi is land and 0.02sqmi is water.[7]
As of the census[8] of 2010, there were 12,442 people, 4,649 households, and 3,481 families living in the city. The population density was 784PD/sqmi. There were 4,896 housing units at an average density of 308.5/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 92.6% White, 3.7% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.7% Asian, 0.7% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.
There were 4,649 households, of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.1% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.07.
The median age in the city was 36.9 years. 27% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.7% were from 25 to 44; 23.1% were from 45 to 64; and 14.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,133 people, 2,685 households, and 2,040 families living in the city. The population density was 459.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,822 housing units at an average density of 182sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 97.15% White, 1.42% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.64% of the population.
There were 2,685 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the city the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $56,012, and the median income for a family was $62,528. Males had a median income of $44,864 versus $27,385 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,735. About 1.0% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.4% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.
Most of the city is in the Monroe Local School District with some falling in the Lakota Local School District. Telephone service is provided through the Monroe, Middletown, and Mason exchanges. Mail is delivered through the Monroe, Middletown, and Lebanon post offices. There is both a police station and a fire station on Main St. as well as the fire headquarters on Rt. 4.