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Monroe County, MI

155,045 Population
549.4 square miles 282.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.9 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Michigan: 40.5 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,781 ±$2,257 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Michigan: $38,952 ±$306
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$71,506 ±$5,167 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Michigan: $69,183 ±$694
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12.7% ±3% (19,300  ±4,534) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 13.5% 1,326,740 (±0.3% / ±27,989)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

26.6 minutes ±0.6 (1,717,115  ±57,418) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 24.4 99,186,210 (±0.1 / ±470,248)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

62,936 ±1,395 Number of households
  • Michigan: 4,107,809 ±11,889
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (153,643  ±35) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,821,269
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

6.9% ±2.6% (2,278  ±865) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Michigan: 4.8% 108,698 (±0.3% / ±5,883)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

67,062 ±37 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,642,957 ±1,572
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$245,000 ±$12,714 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Michigan: $236,100 ±$1,315
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

9.9% ±1.9% (15,244  ±2,904.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 11% 1,091,018 (±0.3% / ±24,644.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

92.4% ±4.2% (102,487  ±4,696.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 92% 6,449,479 (±0.5% / ±37,332.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
24.9% ±2.3% (27,642  ±2,511.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Michigan: 32.7% 2,289,862 (±0.3% / ±21,961.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.3% (3,590  ±968) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Michigan: 7.4% 737,552
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7% ±1.3% (8,593  ±1,620) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 5.6% 441,439 (±0.1% / ±9,758)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
8,593 Total veterans ±1,620 7,893 Male ±1,560 700 Female ±397

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