Metro area · CBSA 33740
Monroe
The Monroe, LA metro area has 223,674 people. Median rent is $931, 21.6% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Ouachita Parish at $1,017. Of the 18 places we track here, Start has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$51,660
Median home value
$170,300
Unemployment
6.9%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,017
HUD, Ouachita Parish
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe | 47,004 | $886 | 26.2% |
| Claiborne | 13,308 | $1,206 | 20.0% |
| West Monroe | 12,729 | $826 | 20.1% |
| Bastrop | 9,232 | $839 | 30.9% |
| Brownsville | 4,357 | $857 | 28.9% |
| Swartz | 4,110 | $1,150 | 20.5% |
| Richwood | 3,839 | $978 | 37.0% |
| Lakeshore | 3,437 | $1,061 | 26.4% |
| Farmerville | 3,407 | $765 | 34.8% |
| Rayville | 3,261 | $907 | 39.9% |
| Bawcomville | 2,804 | $945 | 20.7% |
| Delhi | 2,573 | $897 | 20.6% |
| Sterlington | 2,229 | $1,078 | 18.7% |
| Bernice | 1,355 | $695 | 31.6% |
| Start | 852 | $903 | 9.8% |
| Mangham | 638 | $636 | 17.8% |
| Marion | 539 | $778 | 32.8% |
| Junction City | 525 | $674 | 31.6% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.