What percentage of people rent in Monroe City, MO?

Name: Renters and owners in Monroe City, MO, 2020–2024
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53.1% (±9.1 points) of the occupied homes in Monroe City, MO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 600 renting households against 529 that own their home.

In Monroe City, the share of households that rent went from 41.5% in 2015–2019 to 53.1% in 2020–2024 (+11.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 53.1% (±9.1 points)
Renting households: 600 (±166)
Median renter income: $36,667 (±$23,033)

Who rents and who owns in Monroe City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Monroe City	Monroe County	Missouri	United States
Renter-occupied share	53.1% (±9.1 points)	25.7% (±3.9 points)	31.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	600 (±166)	891 (±151)	799,814 (±5,177)	45,017,354
Owning households	529 (±92)	2,577 (±141)	1,708,413 (±9,125)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$36,667 (±$23,033)	$39,929 (±$3,661)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$82,917 (±$35,134)	$61,820 (±$8,377)	$87,780 (±$425)	$100,009

In Monroe City, the renter share is higher than in Monroe County (25.7%).

It is also higher than in Missouri (31.9%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Monroe County, Monroe City ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 76 of 1,244.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Monroe City has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	41.5% (±6.5 points)	53.1% (±9.1 points)	+11.6 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$602 (±$67)	$668 (±$48)	+11.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$36,993 (±$7,898)	$55,737 (±$12,170)	+50.7%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Monroe City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Monroe City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Monroe City	—	53.1% (±9.1 points)	—
Hunnewell	6.8 mi	28.4% (±15.2 points)	Lower
Stoutsville	9.9 mi	0.0% (±88.8 points)	Not measurably different
Rensselaer	10 mi	0.0% (±30.4 points)	Lower
Center	15 mi	17.1% (±8.6 points)	Lower
Palmyra	15 mi	27.6% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Perry	16 mi	30.5% (±11.4 points)	Lower
Shelbina	17 mi	26.1% (±6.9 points)	Lower
New London	18 mi	33.9% (±9.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hunnewell, MO (28.4%), Rensselaer, MO (0.0%), Center, MO (17.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Monroe County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Monroe City	53.1% (±9.1 points)
2	Madison	30.1% (±10.5 points)
3	Paris	29.9% (±8.9 points)
4	Holliday	12.0% (±19.2 points)
5	Stoutsville	0.0% (±88.8 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Monroe City

How many renters are there in Monroe City?

Monroe City has an estimated 600 (±166) renting households, 53.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Monroe City?

In Monroe City, the share of households that rent went from 41.5% in 2015–2019 to 53.1% in 2020–2024 (+11.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Monroe City?

A renting household in Monroe City has 2.3 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Monroe City?

The median renting household in Monroe City, MO has an income of $36,667 (±$23,033) a year, against $82,917 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Monroe City city, Missouri (place:49394, in state:29).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.