Monroe County, Alabama

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Monroe County, Alabama is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the highest in the country for unemployment rate (113th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Monroe County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	19,388	5,086,768	334,922,499	1919th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$42,292	$63,999	$80,734	3020th of 3,221
Median Age	44.2	39.3	38.9	882nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	11.7%	28.4%	35.7%	3122nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$120,600	$209,900	$332,700	2660th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$666	$1,007	$1,413	2882nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	20.1%	15.6%	12.5%	540th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	10.4%	4.7%	5.2%	113th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	18.9	100.4	n/a	2357th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.7%	4.0%	14.1%	2916th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.5	n/a	n/a	2766th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.7%	70.2%	65.2%	2054th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.5	25.5	26.4	1296th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.4%	8.8%	15.1%	3008th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.4%	n/a	n/a	1163rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.2%	46.1%	46.9%	2476th of 3,222
Broadband Access	60.6%	n/a	n/a	3097th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Monroe County, Alabama

Statistic	Monroe County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	53.6%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.2%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	41.9%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	3.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.6	52.8	61.4

Age in Monroe County, Alabama

Statistic	Monroe County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	44.2	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	21.2%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.5%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.3%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.1%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.6%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Monroe County, Alabama

Statistic	Monroe County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	7,363	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	61.1%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.0%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.9%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.0%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	32.0%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Monroe County, Alabama

Statistic	Monroe County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$23,812	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	30.0%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.1%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.9%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.7%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	20.1%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	42.1%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.0%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Monroe County, Alabama

Statistic	Monroe County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	10,208	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.4%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.4%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	27.9%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.3%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.4%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$381	$788	n/a

Education in Monroe County, Alabama

Statistic	Monroe County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	15.9%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	46.2%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.2%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	6.3%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.4%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Monroe County, Alabama

Statistic	Monroe County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	45.5%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	92.3%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.6%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.3%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.4%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.3%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Monroe County, Alabama

Statistic	Monroe County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	86.0%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.1%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.9%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.3%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.0%	4.5%	16.7%

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