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Monroe County, NY

752,202 Population
656.9 square miles 1,145 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 40.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$43,477 ±$1,255 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $51,002 ±$412
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$76,520 ±$2,398 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New York: $85,820 ±$653
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.2% ±1.1% (103,378  ±7,883) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 14% 2,704,799 (±0.3% / ±50,713)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

19.9 minutes ±0.4 (6,421,630  ±210,131) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in New York: 33.2 279,586,620 (±0.2 / ±1,926,387)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

319,162 ±3,378 Number of households
  • New York: 7,828,074 ±18,401
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0 (721,544  ±754) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 2.5 19,188,964
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.8% ±1% (8,371  ±1,774) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 4.7% 219,646 (±0.2% / ±8,685)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

341,885 ±341 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,676,911 ±743
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$244,700 ±$5,195 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in New York: $449,800 ±$3,718
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.9% ±1% (95,766  ±7,341.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New York: 9.3% 1,836,837 (±0.2% / ±36,336)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93% ±2% (492,248  ±10,808.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 88% 12,430,128 (±0.4% / ±58,727.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
42.4% ±1.3% (224,553  ±7,055.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 41.2% 5,819,065 (±0.3% / ±39,724.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

14% ±0.8% (99,652  ±5,778.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 31.7% 5,958,250 (±0.3% / ±47,909.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

8.5% (64,139  ±4,376) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 23.3% 4,621,382
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.8% ±0.4% (28,907  ±2,621) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New York: 3.5% 550,582 (±0.1% / ±11,292)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
28,907 Total veterans ±2,621 26,124 Male ±2,388 2,783 Female ±1,057

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