Monroe, LA

Monroe, LA: Marketing for Dental & Medical Practices

What the public data says about Monroe, and the first steps we would take for a practice there as a result.

46,860residents (2025 estimate)
52NPI-registered dentists
$40,505median household income

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Residents

Monroe at a glance

The two figures furthest from the US are the share of residents who speak Spanish at home (2.4% against 13.6%) and the median household income ($40,505 against $80,734).

  • Residents, July 2025 estimate46,860Down 2.0% from the April 2020 base of 47,816
  • Median household income$40,505Well below both Louisiana ($60,756) and the US ($80,734)
  • Median age35.0Below both Louisiana (38.0) and the US (38.9)
  • Residents 65 and older16.2%Below both Louisiana (16.8%) and the US (17.2%)
  • Bachelor's degree or higher (residents 25+)32.4%Above Louisiana (27.0%), below the US (35.7%)
  • Speak Spanish at home (residents 5+)2.4%Well below both Louisiana (4.7%) and the US (13.6%)

Beside Alexandria, 88 miles away, Monroe differs most on the share with a bachelor's degree or higher: 32.4% against 25.3%; next comes the median household income ($40,505 against $47,113).

Local context

Local healthcare landscape in Monroe

St. Francis Health (FMOL Health) states that it serves northeast Louisiana including Monroe & Ruston. Its northeast Louisiana locations page traces a beginning to July 1913 and says the hospital offers a designated Level III Trauma Center, a Graduate Medical Education Program, an Accredited Chest Pain Center and an Accredited Primary Stroke Center. The ULM College of Health Sciences, part of the University of Louisiana Monroe at 700 University Ave. in Monroe, is comprised of the School of Allied Health and the Kitty DeGree School of Nursing. On the city side, a January 2022 City Council resolution authorized the mayor to submit Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area plans to HUD targeting Booker T. Washington, Renwick, New Town and Ouachita Cotton Mills, and the city's master plan survey asks which neighborhood a respondent lives in, listing Downtown, Garden District, Oregon Trail, Millers Crossing, River Oaks and Highland Park.

Providers

Who practices in Monroe

NPI-registered providers with a practice address in Monroe, by primary specialty (people, not offices). Per resident, Monroe is furthest above the US among dermatologists (2.3 times the US rate) and lowest among physical therapists (1.0 times).

SpecialtyIn MonroeResidents per providerUSAgainst the US
Dentists521 per 9011 per 1,340Well above
Chiropractors171 per 2,7561 per 3,311Well above
Dermatologists61 per 7,8101 per 17,857Well above
Physical therapists381 per 1,2331 per 1,181Below
Optometrists91 per 5,2071 per 5,291Close
Podiatrists41 per 11,7151 per 14,706Well above
Plastic surgeons11 per 46,8601 per 58,824Well above
Employers

Private-sector health care employers in Ouachita Parish, 2024

2024 annual averages for the whole county. Offices of dentists are 13.8% of them, well below the US share of 18.5%.

  • Ambulatory health care establishments574Average employment 6,382
  • Offices of physicians208
  • Offices of dentists79
  • Offices of other health practitioners147
Our plan

What we'd prioritize for a Monroe practice

Picked from the figures above by fixed rules.

  1. Hold on to existing patients

    Monroe had 956 fewer residents in July 2025 than in April 2020 (−2.0%). With fewer newcomers, patient texting comes first, so existing patients keep coming back.

  2. Insurance and payment options first

    The median household income in Monroe is $40,505, against $80,734 for the US. We would list plans accepted and financing options on every page of the website.

  3. Reviews and your Google Business Profile first

    One NPI-registered dentist per 901 residents in Monroe (US: one per 1,340). We would start with the Google Business Profile and review management.

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Sources

Provider counts use each NPI record’s practice ZIP code, split between places by where the ZIP’s 2020 census residents live.

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