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Monroe County, MI

156,045 Population
549.4 square miles 284 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.1 ±0.7 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 40.4 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,992 ±$2,512 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Michigan: $40,990 ±$308
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$75,766 ±$2,632 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Michigan: $72,389 ±$567
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.7% ±2.1% (15,092  ±3,172) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Michigan: 13.5% 1,334,859 (±0.3% / ±27,543)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.2 minutes ±0.5 (1,684,725  ±53,534) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

63,369 ±1,397 Number of households
  • Michigan: 4,131,281 ±12,742
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (154,770  ±20) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,921,923
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.5% ±2.4% (1,508  ±813) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 4.9% 112,620 (±0.3% / ±5,715)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

67,212 ±38 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,669,109 ±1,252
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$253,500 ±$13,902 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Michigan: $254,200 ±$1,616
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.6% ±1.7% (13,307  ±2,682.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 10.8% 1,081,686 (±0.3% / ±30,683.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.4% ±4.7% (103,805  ±5,354.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 92.2% 6,551,317 (±0.6% / ±39,951.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
23.2% ±2.2% (25,801  ±2,473.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Michigan: 33.3% 2,366,945 (±0.3% / ±23,456.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

1.7% (2,681  ±1,071) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Michigan: 7.7% 778,787
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

8.2% ±1.1% (10,135  ±1,366) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 5.4% 435,461 (±0.1% / ±8,995)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
10,135 Total veterans ±1,366 8,827 Male ±1,202 1,308 Female ±510

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