Monroe County, Michigan

Interactive maps and statistics for Monroe County, Michigan: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Michigan and the United States.

Monroe County, Michigan is among the lowest in the country for uninsured.

Explore Monroe County, Michigan on the map →

Key figures

Statistic	Monroe County, Michigan	Michigan	United States	Rank
Total Population	155,505	10,077,761	334,922,499	448th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$77,335	$72,875	$80,734	709th of 3,221
Median Age	42.8	40.2	38.9	1274th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	23.3%	32.4%	35.7%	1463rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$228,900	$231,600	$332,700	1094th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,059	$1,129	$1,413	820th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.5%	13.2%	12.5%	2322nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.1%	5.7%	5.2%	1162nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	283.1	178.0	n/a	517th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.3%	7.2%	14.1%	1849th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.6	n/a	n/a	1243rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.7%	73.2%	65.2%	395th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.2	24.2	26.4	1136th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.8%	13.5%	15.1%	1533rd of 3,222
Uninsured	4.8%	n/a	n/a	3043rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.5%	46.1%	46.9%	1352nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.2%	n/a	n/a	1010th 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, Michigan

Statistic	Monroe County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	72.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.4%	5.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	13.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	3.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	21.3	45.3	61.4

Age in Monroe County, Michigan

Statistic	Monroe County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Median Age	42.8	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	20.9%	21.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.6%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.1%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.5%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.9%	18.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Monroe County, Michigan

Statistic	Monroe County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Households	63,029	4,076,369	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.9%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.1%	27.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.3%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.6%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	28.7%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Monroe County, Michigan

Statistic	Monroe County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Per Capita Income	$40,470	$40,735	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.9%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.8%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.5%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.4%	9.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.5%	13.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.6%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.0%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Monroe County, Michigan

Statistic	Monroe County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Housing Units	66,594	4,622,236	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.7%	72.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.7%	13.3%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.4%	11.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.3%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.3%	30.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,648	$2,904	n/a

Education in Monroe County, Michigan

Statistic	Monroe County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Less than High School	8.1%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.2%	28.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.5%	31.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.7%	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.5%	12.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Monroe County, Michigan

Statistic	Monroe County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.5%	61.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.5%	74.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.9%	29.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.1%	6.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.7%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Monroe County, Michigan

Statistic	Monroe County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Born in State of Residence	62.5%	76.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.3%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.0%	3.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.5%	89.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.6%	3.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.8%	8.5%	16.7%

See every county in Michigan.