Monroe County, Missouri

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Key figures

Statistic	Monroe County, Missouri	Missouri	United States	Rank
Total Population	8,734	6,191,814	334,922,499	2587th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$54,516	$70,702	$80,734	2504th of 3,221
Median Age	45.7	39.0	38.9	640th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.9%	32.4%	35.7%	2198th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$149,300	$230,300	$332,700	2265th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$689	$1,033	$1,413	2790th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.2%	12.6%	12.5%	1427th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.8%	4.0%	5.2%	2987th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	13.5	90.1	n/a	2521st of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.0%	4.5%	14.1%	2726th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.3	n/a	n/a	1375th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.3%	68.1%	65.2%	1652nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.8	23.5	26.4	1232nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.8%	13.0%	15.1%	2956th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.3%	n/a	n/a	833rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.0%	46.5%	46.9%	1843rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.7%	n/a	n/a	2070th 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, Missouri

Statistic	Monroe County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	76.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.8%	5.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	10.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	2.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	15.8	40.1	61.4

Age in Monroe County, Missouri

Statistic	Monroe County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Median Age	45.7	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	21.9%	22.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.0%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.8%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.5%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.9%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.0%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Monroe County, Missouri

Statistic	Monroe County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Households	3,468	2,508,227	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.6%	62.1%	64.2%
Households with Children	19.8%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.6%	15.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.5%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	26.8%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Monroe County, Missouri

Statistic	Monroe County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,426	$39,695	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.3%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.6%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.0%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.3%	8.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.2%	12.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.3%	29.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.6%	9.8%	n/a

Housing in Monroe County, Missouri

Statistic	Monroe County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Housing Units	4,467	2,825,287	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	75.1%	70.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.7%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	22.4%	11.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,978.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.7%	31.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.2%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,192	$1,948	n/a

Education in Monroe County, Missouri

Statistic	Monroe County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Less than High School	8.0%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	49.7%	30.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.5%	29.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.5%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.3%	12.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Monroe County, Missouri

Statistic	Monroe County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Labour Force Participation	50.9%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.2%	74.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.8%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.5%	29.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.6%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.0%	6.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Monroe County, Missouri

Statistic	Monroe County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.3%	65.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	2.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	2.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.8%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.4%	2.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.9%	5.8%	16.7%

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