The Monroe metropolitan satatistical area is a

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Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

that covers three parishes— Ouachita,

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, and Morehouse. According to the

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, the MSA had a population of 180,782, which increased to 207,104 at the 2020 census.

Parishes

* Ouachita *

Communities

Cities

* Monroe (Principal city) * West Monroe (Suburb of Monroe)

Towns

* Bernice * Farmerville *

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* Sterlington

Villages

* Conway * Downsville * Junction City * Lillie * Spearsville * Truxno

Census-designated places

Brownsville-Bawcomville Brownsville-Bawcomville is a former census-designated place (CDP) in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 7,616 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Monroe Metropolitan Statistical Area. For the 2010 census, the U.S. C ...

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* Claiborne * Lakeshore * Swartz

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 170,053 people, 64,073 households, and 44,731 families residing within the MSA. By the publication of the

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, its population increased to 207,104. With the publication of the 2020

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, its population decreased to an estimated 202,138. In 2000, the racial and ethnic makeup of Metropolitan Monroe was 65.19%

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, 32.87%

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, 0.22% Native American, 0.59%

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, 0.03%

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, 0.45% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races.

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or Latinos of any race were 1.30% of the population; the 2020 American Community Survey's 5-year census estimates program determined its racial and ethnic makeup was 58% White, 38% Black or African American, 1% Asian, 1% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic or Latino of any race. At the 2000 census, the median income for a household in the MSA was $30,544, and the median income for a family was $38,120. Males had a median income of $31,055 versus $22,105 for females. The

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for the MSA was $15,952; in 2020, its median income increased to $43,212 with 23.5% of its population living at or below the poverty line.

References

External links

{{Monroe, Louisiana Geography of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana Geography of Union Parish, Louisiana