Monroe County, IN Demographic Data
Monroe County, IN Summary
Monroe County is located in Indiana
- Population: 141,019
- Area: 411.32 sq. miles
- Land Area: 394.51 sq. miles
- Water Area: 16.81 sq. miles
- Population Density: 342.84 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 794.95 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: No
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Monroe County, IN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
72,601
50%
50.8
Male
72,895
50%
49.2
Total Population
145,496
323,128,000
Monroe County, IN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
6,369
4.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
6,125
4.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
6,304
4.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
16,614
11.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
28,055
19.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
21,250
14.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
14,039
9.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
13,715
9.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
7,468
5.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
8,308
5.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
9,768
6.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
5,339
3.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,142
1.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
122,620
84.3%
77.2
Female
61,901
50.5%
51.3
Male
60,719
49.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
102,925
70.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
22,257
15.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
17,249
11.9%
15.2
Female
9,704
56.3%
55.8
Male
7,545
43.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
29
0.0%
0.0
Monroe County, IN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
140,114
96.3%
96.8
White
125,427
86.2%
72.6
Black or African American
4,068
2.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
310
0.2%
0.8
Asian
9,461
6.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
1,689
1.2%
1.2
Chinese
4,458
3.1%
1.3
Filipino
445
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
144
0.1%
0.2
Korean
1,737
1.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
277
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
711
0.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
848
0.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
5,382
3.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4,981
3.4%
17.8
Mexican
3,013
2.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
260
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
31
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,677
1.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
140,515
96.6%
82.2
Monroe County, IN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,510
1.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
5,763
7.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
19,840
24.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
13,424
16.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
5,873
7.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
19,659
24.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
15,960
19.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
7,273
8.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
74,756
91.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
35,619
43.5%
31.2
Monroe County, IN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
60,495
47.7%
33.7%
Now Married
44,993
35.5%
47.5
Divorced
14,485
11.4%
11.0%
Separated
1,564
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
5,161
4.1
5.8%
Monroe County, IN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
124,551
89.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
14,576
10.5%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Monroe County, IN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
6,264
11.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3,491
6.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
6,338
11.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
5,380
9.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
8,427
15.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
9,049
16.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
5,512
10.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
5,591
10.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,792
3.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
2,669
4.9%
6.4
Median household income
43,582
57,617
Per capita income
26,918
31,128
Monroe County, IN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
544
0.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
8,251
11.3%
9.8
Construction
3,727
5.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
27,157
37.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
3,495
4.8%
6.6
Information
1,190
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
5,035
6.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
2,982
4.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
5,573
7.6%
11.4
Public administration
2,883
3.9%
4.6
Retail trade
9,881
13.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,699
2.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
797
1.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
5,046
6.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
30,740
42.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
5,975
8.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
17,742
24.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
13,711
18.7%
18.1%
Monroe County, IN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
71,162
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
52,628
74.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
7,305
10.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2,011
2.8%
5.1
Walked
5,744
8.1%
2.7
Other means
1,457
2.0%
1.8
Worked at home
2,017
2.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.5
26.6
Monroe County, IN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
3,934
7.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
20,523
37.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
19,847
36.4%
37.1
3 or more
10,209
18.7%
21.0
Monroe County, IN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
54,513
89.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
30,554
56.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
23,959
44.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
6,290
10.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Monroe County, IN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
60,803
1 room
1,518
2.5%
2.4
2 rooms
1,883
3.1%
2.7
3 rooms
5,471
9.0%
9.1
4 rooms
12,085
19.9%
16.5
5 rooms
10,677
17.6%
19.8
6 rooms
9,241
15.2%
17.8
7 rooms
7,464
12.3%
12.0
8 rooms
4,343
7.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
8,121
13.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Monroe County, IN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
60,803
1-unit, detached
33,393
54.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
3,528
5.8%
5.9
2-units
768
1.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
3,749
6.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
5,993
9.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
4,860
8.0%
4.4
20 or more units
4,773
7.8%
9.0
Mobile home
3,739
6.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Monroe County, IN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
4,527
7.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,297
2.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
4,350
7.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
7,198
11.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
9,601
15.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
9,591
15.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
12,774
21.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
9,358
15.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,782
2.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
325
0.5%
1.4%
Monroe County, IN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
23,836
43.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,585
4.7%
4.7
Electricity
26,542
48.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
310
0.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1,075
2.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
165
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Monroe County, IN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
19,734
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
480
2.4%
10.3%
Less than $500
584
3.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
945
4.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,027
5.2%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,989
15.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
5,198
26.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
8,511
43.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
11,493
58.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,582
13.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,132
10.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
547
2.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
2,980
15.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Monroe County, IN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
23,081
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
216
0.9%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
589
2.6%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,150
5.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
2,341
10.1%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
6,186
26.8%
28.3%
$500 to $999
12,599
54.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
878
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
867
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,622
7.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2,138
9.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,911
13.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,275
10.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,852
8.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
11,445
51.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,716
0.0%
0.0%
Monroe County, IN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
30,554
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,249
7.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,700
8.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
7,125
23.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
7,276
23.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
5,494
18.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
4,941
16.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
731
2.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
38
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
169,000
205,000
