Ohio · Census place 3951310
Monroe, Ohio
Monroe is a city in 2 counties of Ohio with an estimated 15,950 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 114th largest of 526 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 15,950
- #114 of 526 in Ohio
- Change since 2020
- +3.2%
- +490 people
- Land area
- 15.8 sq mi
- + 0.03 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,011 / sq mi
- State median 2,000
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Monroe population, 2020 to 2024
Monroe added 490 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +3.2%. In the latest year it moved by +225. Among 254 Ohio places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 29th; the median place changed by -0.4%. The median place of 5,000+ in Ohio has 13,905 people, so Monroe is 1.1 times that size.
Monroe covers 15.78 square miles of land and 0.03 of water, for 1,011 people per square mile of land. The median Ohio place of 5,000+ has 2,000, so Monroe is less dense than the typical town.
The 2 counties Monroe spans
Monroe crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 15,950 residents as follows; Butler County holds 99.2% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Butler County15,828
- 02Warren County122
ZIP codes in Monroe
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Monroe by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 45036, 45044, 45050. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Monroe is
The Census internal point of Monroe is at 39.446000, -84.365800. Columbus, the capital, is 80.8 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Middletown, OH (52,291 people), 3.9 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Cincinnati, OH, 22.4 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 39.446000, -84.365800
- DMS
- 39°26'45.60"N 84°21'56.88"W
- UTM
- 16N 726676.6E 4369583.5N
- Geohash
- dph02hytw
- Plus code
- 86FQCJWM+CM
Daylight in Monroe
At 39.45° N, Monroe gets about 14 h 57 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 23 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 34 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Monroe
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Ohio, measured between internal points. The closest is Middletown, 3.9 miles away, with 52,291 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Monroe, OH?
15,950 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 490 (3.2%) from 15,460 in July 2020.
What county is Monroe in?
It spans 2 counties: Butler County (15,828 residents), Warren County (122 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Monroe?
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 45036, 45044, 45050.
How far is Monroe from Columbus?
80.8 miles (130.1 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from Monroe.
What is the nearest larger city to Monroe?
Middletown, OH, with 52,291 residents, 3.9 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.