Monroe County, PA Demographic Data
Monroe County, PA Summary
Monroe County is located in Pennsylvania
- Population: 168,798
- Area: 617.26 sq. miles
- Land Area: 608.29 sq. miles
- Water Area: 8.97 sq. miles
- Population Density: 273.46 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,137.14 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Monroe County, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
83,786
50%
50.8
Male
82,312
50%
49.2
Total Population
166,098
323,128,000
Monroe County, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
7,151
4.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
9,441
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
9,957
6.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
12,839
7.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
13,562
8.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
17,522
10.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
17,913
10.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
25,188
15.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
14,665
8.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
11,111
6.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
17,376
10.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
6,549
3.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,824
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
132,528
79.8%
77.2
Female
67,611
51.0%
51.3
Male
64,917
49.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
121,889
73.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
33,451
20.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
26,749
16.1%
15.2
Female
14,663
54.8%
55.8
Male
12,086
45.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Monroe County, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
160,717
96.8%
96.8
White
124,741
75.1%
72.6
Black or African American
23,137
13.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
257
0.2%
0.8
Asian
3,492
2.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
191
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
8,899
5.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
5,381
3.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
25,652
15.4%
17.8
Mexican
562
0.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
14,814
8.9%
1.7
Cuban
715
0.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
9,561
5.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
140,446
84.6%
82.2
Monroe County, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
3,451
3.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
7,623
6.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
40,561
35.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
23,908
21.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
8,619
7.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
18,361
16.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
10,625
9.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
11,074
9.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
102,074
90.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
28,986
25.6%
31.2
Monroe County, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
48,203
34.5%
33.7%
Now Married
64,764
46.4%
47.5
Divorced
15,028
10.8%
11.0%
Separated
2,798
2.0%
2.0
Widowed
8,756
6.3
5.8%
Monroe County, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
132,993
83.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
25,954
16.3%
21.6%
Spanish
14,375
9.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
6,751
4.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
1,719
1.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
3,109
2.0%
1.1%
Monroe County, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,807
4.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,585
2.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
5,057
8.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
5,707
10.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
7,558
13.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
12,479
21.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
7,378
12.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
9,101
15.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2,900
5.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
2,712
4.7%
6.4
Median household income
60,095
57,617
Per capita income
28,115
31,128
Monroe County, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
352
0.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
10,703
13.9%
9.8
Construction
4,790
6.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
15,897
20.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
3,609
4.7%
6.6
Information
1,163
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
7,853
10.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
3,974
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
6,541
8.5%
11.4
Public administration
3,863
5.0%
4.6
Retail trade
12,641
16.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
3,924
5.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,565
2.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
8,002
10.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
25,483
33.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
9,209
12.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
19,726
25.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
14,455
18.8%
18.1%
Monroe County, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
75,269
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
59,119
78.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
7,854
10.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
3,271
4.3%
5.1
Walked
929
1.2%
2.7
Other means
955
1.3%
1.8
Worked at home
3,141
4.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
39.4
26.6
Monroe County, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,858
5.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
21,215
37.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
20,682
36.1%
37.1
3 or more
12,529
21.9%
21.0
Monroe County, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
57,284
70.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
43,312
75.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
13,972
24.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
23,475
29.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Monroe County, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
80,759
1 room
1,306
1.6%
2.4
2 rooms
1,527
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
3,192
4.0%
9.1
4 rooms
10,473
13.0%
16.5
5 rooms
17,276
21.4%
19.8
6 rooms
16,975
21.0%
17.8
7 rooms
11,756
14.6%
12.0
8 rooms
9,504
11.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
8,750
10.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Monroe County, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
80,759
1-unit, detached
64,537
79.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
5,904
7.3%
5.9
2-units
1,264
1.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,436
1.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,548
1.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
481
0.6%
4.4
20 or more units
1,865
2.3%
9.0
Mobile home
3,724
4.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Monroe County, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
8,062
10.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2,667
3.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
4,234
5.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
5,617
7.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
13,004
16.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
16,175
20.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
14,536
18.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
15,082
18.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
938
1.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
444
0.5%
1.4%
Monroe County, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
6,505
11.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6,898
12.0%
4.7
Electricity
24,024
41.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
15,577
27.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
1,171
2.0%
0.1
Wood
2,157
3.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
707
1.2%
0.5
No fuel used
245
0.4%
1.1
Monroe County, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
26,716
47295100.0
Less than $500
71
0.3%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,659
6.2%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
1,690
6.3%
10.3%
$500 to $999
2,942
11.0%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
4,073
15.2%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
7,458
27.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
8,823
33.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
9,226
34.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,310
16.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,293
8.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,497
9.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
8,335
31.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
55
0.0%
0.0%
Monroe County, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
41,631,300
No Cash Rent
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
982
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2,482
18.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,438
10.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,419
18.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,724
13.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,275
9.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
3,799
28.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
835
0.0%
0.0%
Monroe County, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
43,312
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,756
6.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
6,037
13.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
9,647
22.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
8,980
20.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
11,543
26.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
3,659
8.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
585
1.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
105
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
164,200
205,000