Electricity rates in Monroe, North Carolina

Monroe on the map

Who lives in Monroe: income, cars, homes

Of 16,500 workers in Monroe, NC, 904 work from home, 12,364 drive alone, 1 ride transit and 141 walk. In Monroe, NC, 2,496 of 4,769 renter households pay 30% or more of income in rent; 4,378 households moved in since 2018 and 1,678 before 2000, so electric accounts turn over at a moderate pace. In Monroe, NC, 787 households own no vehicle and 8,034 own two or more; home EV charging depends on that. Monroe, NC homes: 8,933 have 3+ bedrooms, 1,000 none or one, median 5.6 rooms. In Monroe, NC, 2,803 of 12,081 households earn under $35,000, 3,896 $35,000-$75,000, 3,696 $75,000-$150,000 and 1,686 $150,000 or more. 4,859 residents of Monroe, NC live below the poverty line, and the median age is 36.5.

Who supplies Monroe

Union County lists 4 utilities for Monroe, NC (35,596 residents): homes pay 12.28 to 14.77 cents per kWh, about $125 to $150 a month at 1,015 kWh, 2.2% to 2.7% of the $67,265 Monroe median income. Union County page.

Facts about Monroe

Residents of Monroe, NC, ACS 2023

35,59629 of 35 North Carolina cities with 30,000+

Median household income in Monroe, NC

$67,26518 of 35 of those cities

Households in Monroe, NC

12,0812.95 people each

Owner-occupied homes in Monroe, NC

58.4%7,061 owners and 5,020 renter households

Housing units in Monroe, NC

12,994913 vacant or seasonal

Homes heated by electricity in Monroe, NC

53.1%6,417 of 12,081 homes

Land area of Monroe, NC

31.3 sq mi1,136.3 people per sq mi

Bill as share of income in Monroe, NC

2.2% to 2.7%at 1,015 kWh a month over the $67,265 median household income

Wind and tornado reports within 15 miles of Monroe, NC

66NWS point reports 2015 to 2025, 185.4 per 100,000 residents

Median year homes were built in Monroe, NC

19875,270 of 12,994 homes (40.6%) before 1980

Median home value and rent in Monroe, NC

$270,600$1,216 gross rent a month, 5.39% of value a year

Electricity price since 2015 around Monroe

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC charged Monroe homes 10.62 ¢/kWh in 2015. Monroe: 13.94 ¢ in 2024, 31% up. Monroe: against 25% up for the North Carolina average.

Monroe: a 1,015 kWh month at that price. Monroe: $108 in 2015, $142 in 2024. Monroe: $1,698 a year, 2.5% of the $67,265 median income.

Housing and heating in Monroe

Monroe, NC: 5,270 of 12,994 homes were built before 1980 and 3,297 in 2000 or later. Monroe, NC has 9,248 detached houses, 1,714 homes in 5+ unit buildings and 311 mobile homes.

Outage risk around Monroe

Monroe, NC, NWS reports within 15 miles of the center, 2015 to 2025: 61 wind and 5 tornado, 185.4 per 100,000 residents of 35,596. Top gust near Monroe, NC: 60 knots, 69 mph. Damage near Monroe, NC: $504K.

Cost of living with electricity in Monroe

Monroe, NC: 12,081 households at $1,669 a year per home for electricity (Union County average, DOE LEAD) come to about $20.2 million, an estimate; all home energy is $2,363 a year per household.

Climate and electric heating around Monroe

Monroe is in Union County, NC. Monroe: degree days are county values.

Monroe: 3,049 heating degree days a year. Monroe: 1,688 cooling degree days a year.

Monroe: NOAA nClimDiv 7 Oct 2026; ACS B25040.

Bill and heat pump calculator, Monroe

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ZIP codes in Monroe

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