married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.5% were non-families. Of all households 14.9% were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.31. In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.1% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $85,000 and the median income for a family was $92,514. Males had a median income of $61,109 versus $41,572 for females. The per capita income for the town was $34,161. About 1.8% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over. Arts and culture Notable locations Stepney Cemetery, founded in 1794 and located near the Stepney Green Monroe Green, a private park in Monroe Center bordered by churches and municipal buildings. The Warren's Occult Museum, a collection of occult artifacts Village Square Shopping Center, former venue for the Classic Nights Car Club. Locations on the National Register of Historic Places Daniel Basset House – 1024 Monroe Turnpike (added September 23, 2002) Monroe Center Historic District – CT 110 and CT 111 (added September 19, 1977) Stevenson Dam Hydroelectric Plant – CT 34 (added October 29, 2000) Thomas Hawley House – 514 Purdy Hill Rd. (added May 11, 1980) Places of worship The town of Monroe features eleven houses of worship representing numerous faiths. Beacon Hill Evangelical Free – Evangelical Free Church of America Good Shepherd Lutheran Church – Lutheran Faith World Outreach – non-denominational Christian Monroe Congregational Church – Congregationalist Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel – Roman Catholic Pilgrims Pathway Wesleyan Church – Wesleyans Saint Jude Church – Roman Catholic Saint Peter's Episcopal Church – Episcopal Stepney Baptist Church – Baptist United Methodist Church of Monroe – United Methodist Islamic Community of Fairfield County – Islamic Government Monroe is a stalwart Republican town at the presidential level with the longest streak of