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Moving to Monroe, Oregon

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Population: 607. Estimated population in July 2024: 581 (-4.3% change)
Males: 317 (52.2%), Females: 290 (47.8%)

Benton County

Zip code: 97456

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.6 years
Median household income: $30,625
Median house value: $97,500

Population by Race

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

Population by Education

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

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

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Monroe:

  • CORVALLIS MUNI (about 12 miles; CORVALLIS, OR; Abbreviation: CVO)
  • MAHLON SWEET FIELD (about 15 miles; EUGENE, OR; Abbreviation: EUG)
  • MCNARY FLD (about 46 miles; SALEM, OR; Abbreviation: SLE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Monroe:

  • ALBANY MUNI (about 28 miles; ALBANY, OR; Abbreviation: S12)
  • LEBANON STATE (about 30 miles; LEBANON, OR; Abbreviation: S30)
  • HOBBY FIELD (about 35 miles; CRESWELL, OR; Abbreviation: 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 and Universities

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; Full-time enrollment: 5,853)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OREGON (about 26 miles; EUGENE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 16,239)
  • LINN-BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; ALBANY, OR; Full-time enrollment: 3,057)
  • WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; MONMOUTH, OR; Full-time enrollment: 4,209)
  • WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; SALEM, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,325)
  • CHEMEKETA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; SALEM, OR; Full-time enrollment: 5,253)

Schools

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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