Monroe County, MO Demographic Data
Monroe County, MO Summary
Monroe County is located in Missouri
- Population: 8,876
- Area: 670.16 sq. miles
- Land Area: 647.65 sq. miles
- Water Area: 22.51 sq. miles
- Population Density: 13.24 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 726.71 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Monroe County, MO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,309
50%
50.8
Male
4,333
50%
49.2
Total Population
8,642
323,128,000
Monroe County, MO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
454
5.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
443
5.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
656
7.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
561
6.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
410
4.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
867
10.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
926
10.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,166
13.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
717
8.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
652
7.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,023
11.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
571
6.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
196
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,707
77.6%
77.2
Female
3,384
50.5%
51.3
Male
3,323
49.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,460
74.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,185
25.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,790
20.7%
15.2
Female
943
52.7%
55.8
Male
847
47.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Monroe County, MO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
8,568
99.1%
96.8
White
8,200
94.9%
72.6
Black or African American
253
2.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
72
0.8%
0.8
Asian
20
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
4
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
11
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
5
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
23
0.3%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
23
0.3%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
74
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
124
1.4%
17.8
Mexican
70
0.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
44
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
10
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,518
98.6%
82.2
Monroe County, MO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
209
3.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
421
6.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,938
48.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,271
20.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
421
6.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
575
9.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
283
4.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
630
10.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,488
89.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
858
14.0%
31.2
Monroe County, MO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,579
22.3%
33.7%
Now Married
3,971
56.0%
47.5
Divorced
914
12.9%
11.0%
Separated
129
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
496
7.0
5.8%
Monroe County, MO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
7,799
95.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
389
4.8%
21.6%
Spanish
43
0.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
312
3.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
34
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Monroe County, MO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
141
4.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
348
9.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
466
13.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
495
14.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
714
20.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
590
16.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
461
13.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
265
7.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
32
0.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
12
0.3%
6.4
Median household income
41,201
57,617
Per capita income
21,069
31,128
Monroe County, MO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
297
7.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
167
4.3%
9.8
Construction
155
4.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
956
24.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
119
3.1%
6.6
Information
61
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
711
18.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
140
3.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
227
5.9%
11.4
Public administration
195
5.0%
4.6
Retail trade
451
11.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
317
8.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
69
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
377
9.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
989
25.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
890
23.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
856
22.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
753
19.5%
18.1%
Monroe County, MO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,822
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,992
78.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
464
12.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
86
2.3%
2.7
Other means
75
2.0%
1.8
Worked at home
205
5.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.0
26.6
Monroe County, MO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
229
6.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,040
29.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,416
40.2%
37.1
3 or more
839
23.8%
21.0
Monroe County, MO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,524
73.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,584
73.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
940
26.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,284
26.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Monroe County, MO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,808
1 room
118
2.5%
2.4
2 rooms
52
1.1%
2.7
3 rooms
260
5.4%
9.1
4 rooms
681
14.2%
16.5
5 rooms
1,180
24.5%
19.8
6 rooms
1,037
21.6%
17.8
7 rooms
695
14.5%
12.0
8 rooms
379
7.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
406
8.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Monroe County, MO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,808
1-unit, detached
3,778
78.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
9
0.2%
5.9
2-units
41
0.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
77
1.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
37
0.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
36
0.7%
4.4
20 or more units
47
1.0%
9.0
Mobile home
775
16.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
8
0.2%
0.1
Monroe County, MO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
829
17.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
251
5.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
289
6.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
400
8.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
764
15.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
606
12.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
942
19.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
636
13.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
75
1.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
16
0.3%
1.4%
Monroe County, MO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,286
36.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
736
20.9%
4.7
Electricity
1,121
31.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
3
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
320
9.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
31
0.9%
0.5
No fuel used
27
0.8%
1.1
Monroe County, MO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,202
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
3
0.2%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
25
2.1%
11.8%
Less than $500
60
5.0%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
72
6.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
359
29.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
683
56.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
550
45.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
135
11.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
134
11.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
132
11.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
247
20.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
4
0.0%
0.0%
Monroe County, MO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
767
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
3
0.4%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
14
1.8%
11.9%
Less than $500
321
41.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
429
55.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
173
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
547
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
172
22.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
115
15.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
103
13.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
35
4.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
77
10.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
248
33.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
190
0.0%
0.0%
Monroe County, MO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,584
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
486
18.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
826
32.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
540
20.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
288
11.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
305
11.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
79
3.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
21
0.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
39
1.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
98,300
205,000
