36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.7% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 2.97. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $49,583, and the median income for a family was $53,571. Males had a median income of $32,917 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,366. About 6.8% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over. Education The Monroe-Gregg School District which serves students in Monroe and Gregg townships in Morgan County operates three schools: Monrovia Elementary School, recently constructed, houses grades K-5. It replaced Hall Elementary School. Monrovia Middle School, houses grades 6–8. Monrovia Junior-Senior High School houses grades 9-12. Hall Elementary School, which had previously housed grades 4-6 (with Monrovia Elementary School housing K-3 and Monrovia Junior-Senior High School housing 7-12), has recently closed. Monrovia has a public library, a branch of the Morgan County Public Library. Notable people Gary Bettenhausen - IndyCar driver John Van Lindley - pomologist and early nurseryman Branch McCracken - NCAA championship basketball coach John Standeford - NFL wide receiver References Towns in Morgan County, Indiana Towns in Indiana Indianapolis metropolitan area