West Monroe

  1. West Monroe Legal Resources
  2. West Monroe Statistics
  3. West Monroe Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. West Monroe Employment Information
  5. West Monroe Family Information
  6. West Monroe Education Information
  7. West Monroe Public Benefits Information
  8. West Monroe Criminal Information
  9. West Monroe Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. West Monroe Zip Codes


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West Monroe Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 13,250
  • Land Area (2000): 19.984 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.646 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 6,312
West Monroe Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Monroe Employment Information Back to top
West Monroe Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 311 10.67%
2. Health Care 215 7.38%
3. Finance and Insurance 163 5.59%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 155 5.32%
5. Public Administration 152 5.21%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 129 4.43%
7. Educational Services 126 4.32%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 124 4.25%
9. Paper Manufacturing 123 4.22%
10. Repair and Maintenance 107 3.67%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 99 3.40%
12. Truck Transportation 92 3.16%
13. Metal Manufactuing 89 3.05%
14. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 81 2.78%
15. Department and Other General Stores 64 2.20%
16. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 59 2.02%
17. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 57 1.96%
18. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 54 1.85%
19. Other Transportation 50 1.72%
20. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 50 1.72%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 463 15.78%
2. Educational Services 435 14.83%
3. Finance and Insurance 323 11.01%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 312 10.63%
5. Public Administration 141 4.81%
6. Social Assistance 119 4.06%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 94 3.20%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 87 2.97%
9. Department and Other General Stores 87 2.97%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 87 2.97%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 84 2.86%
12. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 66 2.25%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 63 2.15%
14. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 45 1.53%
15. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 42 1.43%
16. Paper Manufacturing 39 1.33%
17. Utilities 38 1.30%
18. Construction 37 1.26%
19. Sporting Goods / Cameras / Hobby and Toy Stores 31 1.06%
20. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 26 0.89%

West Monroe Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 189 6.48%
2. Other Production Occupations 141 4.84%
3. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 138 4.73%
4. Other Management Occupations 136 4.67%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 136 4.67%
6. Other Installation / Maintenance 123 4.22%
7. Other Office and Admin Support 109 3.74%
8. Vehicle Mechanics 100 3.43%
9. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 81 2.78%
10. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 80 2.74%
11. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 80 2.74%
12. Construction Laborers 71 2.44%
13. Other Food Preparation and Servers 67 2.30%
14. Other Material Moving Workers 63 2.16%
15. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 61 2.09%
16. Law Enforcement Workers 61 2.09%
17. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 56 1.92%
18. Business Operations Specialists 50 1.72%
19. Carpenters 49 1.68%
20. Religious Workers 48 1.65%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Cashiers 211 7.19%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 203 6.92%
3. Secretaries and Admins 184 6.27%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 152 5.18%
5. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 129 4.40%
6. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 124 4.23%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 122 4.16%
8. Registered Nurses 121 4.12%
9. Other Management Occupations 104 3.54%
10. Health Technologists and Technicians 99 3.37%
11. Other Financial Specialists 90 3.07%
12. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 86 2.93%
13. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 78 2.66%
14. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 78 2.66%
15. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 62 2.11%
16. Business Operations Specialists 61 2.08%
17. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 60 2.04%
18. Waiters and Waitresses 58 1.98%
19. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 56 1.91%
20. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 55 1.87%

West Monroe Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 5,322 51.45%
15-35 hours 1,103 10.66%
1-14 hours 224 2.17%
No regular hours 3,695 35.72%

West Monroe Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 162 2.87%
5 AM-5:29 AM 94 1.66%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 138 2.44%
6 AM-6:29 AM 363 6.43%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 655 11.60%
7 AM-7:29 AM 982 17.39%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,189 21.06%
8 AM-8:29 AM 477 8.45%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 305 5.40%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 284 5.03%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 121 2.14%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 40 0.71%
Noon-3:59 PM 347 6.15%
4 PM-11:59 PM 489 8.66%

West Monroe Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 198 3.51%
5-9 833 14.75%
10-14 1,362 24.12%
15-19 1,414 25.04%
20-24 821 14.54%
25-29 247 4.37%
30-34 460 8.15%
35-39 39 0.69%
40-44 22 0.39%
45-59 72 1.28%
60-89 47 0.83%
At least 90 131 2.32%

West Monroe Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 17 0.30% 4,858 86.04%
30-44 0 0.00% 521 9.23%
45-59 0 0.00% 72 1.28%
At least 60 0 0.00% 178 3.15%

West Monroe Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 18 0.31%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 824 14.36%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 4,625 80.59%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 70 1.22%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 17 0.30%
Color 6 Box Walked 92 1.60%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 93 1.62%

West Monroe Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Monroe Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 5,710 (12,840 people)
Families (2000): 3,454 (10,025 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,079
People at same address in 1995: 6,540
West Monroe Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 843 14.76%
$10,000-$14,999 675 11.82%
$15,000-$19,999 516 9.04%
$20,000-$24,999 543 9.51%
$25,000-$29,999 504 8.83%
$30,000-$34,999 360 6.30%
$35,000-$39,999 358 6.27%
$40,000-$44,999 293 5.13%
$45,000-$49,999 177 3.10%
$50,000-$59,999 472 8.27%
$60,000-$74,999 350 6.13%
$75,000-$99,999 387 6.78%
$100,000-$124,999 94 1.65%
$125,000-$149,999 13 0.23%
$150,000-$199,999 71 1.24%
$200,000 or more 54 0.95%

West Monroe Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,977 34.48%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,663 29.00%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 254 4.43%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 874 15.24%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 35 0.61%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 538 9.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 9 0.16%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 251 4.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 59 1.03%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 70 1.22%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 2 0.03%

West Monroe Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 4,247 29.99%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,530 10.80%
Public Assistance 158 1.12%
Retirement 920 6.50%
Self Employment 428 3.02%
Social Security 1,673 11.81%
Supplemental Security 326 2.30%
Wage / Salary 4,071 28.75%
Other 808 5.71%

West Monroe Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,413 61.65%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 879 38.35%

West Monroe Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 526 11.46%
Color 1 Box Married 2,562 55.82%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,379 30.04%
Color 3 Box Widowed 123 2.68%

West Monroe Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 739 12.51%
Color 1 Box Married 2,787 47.18%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,479 25.04%
Color 3 Box Widowed 902 15.27%

West Monroe Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Monroe Education Information Back to top
West Monroe Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 631 6.34%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,408 14.15%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,252 32.67%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,492 25.04%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 249 2.50%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,278 12.84%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 643 6.46%

West Monroe Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 239 1.80% 88 0.66% 327 2.47%
Kindergarten 117 0.88% 14 0.11% 131 0.99%
Grades 1-4 661 4.99% 30 0.23% 691 5.22%
Grades 5-8 626 4.72% 101 0.76% 727 5.49%
Grades 9-12 501 3.78% 57 0.43% 558 4.21%
Undergrad college 561 4.23% 47 0.35% 608 4.59%
Graduate or professional school 88 0.66% 21 0.16% 109 0.82%
Total 2,793 21.08% 358 2.70% 3,151 23.78%

West Monroe Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Monroe Public Benefits Information Back to top
West Monroe Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 10,245 78.40%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 2,822 21.60%

West Monroe Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Monroe Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 43
West Monroe Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Monroe Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
West Monroe Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,737 13.11%
10-19 Years 1,793 13.53%
20-29 Years 2,100 15.85%
30-39 Years 1,646 12.42%
40-49 Years 1,724 13.01%
50-59 Years 1,285 9.70%
60-69 Years 1,086 8.20%
70-79 Years 1,125 8.49%
80-89 Years 625 4.72%
90+ Years 129 0.97%

West Monroe Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 6,029 45.50%
Color 1 Box Female 7,221 54.50%

West Monroe Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 9,752 73.60%
Color 1 Box African-American 3,096 23.37%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 196 1.48%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 119 0.90%
Color 2 Box Asian 39 0.29%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 36 0.27%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 6 0.05%
Color 6 Box Other Race 6 0.05%

West Monroe Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 1,982 28.60%
2. Irish 1,256 18.12%
3. English 955 13.78%
4. German 820 11.83%
5. French Non-Basque 578 8.34%
6. Scotch Irish 257 3.71%
7. Scottish 225 3.25%
8. Italian 216 3.12%
9. Welsh 125 1.80%
10. Dutch 81 1.17%

West Monroe Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 11,959 97.50%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 149 1.21%
3. French 74 0.60%
4. German 20 0.16%
5. African 17 0.14%
6. Arabic 15 0.12%
7. Vietnamese 14 0.11%
8. Laotian 12 0.10%
9. Italian 6 0.05%

West Monroe Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 13,093 99.48%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 69 0.52%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 0 0.00%

West Monroe Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
West Monroe Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Monroe Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
71291 71292 71294