Monroe County, New York

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Monroe County, New York is among the highest in the country for total population (87th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for population per square mile (157th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Monroe County, New York	New York	United States	Rank
Total Population	753,753	19,852,366	334,922,499	87th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$76,382	$85,974	$80,734	755th of 3,221
Median Age	39.6	39.8	38.9	2238th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	41.5%	40.2%	35.7%	240th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$213,700	$423,800	$332,700	1265th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,173	$1,621	$1,413	581st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.6%	14.0%	12.5%	1562nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	6.4%	5.2%	1306th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,147.4	421.3	n/a	157th of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.9%	22.8%	14.1%	581st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.6	n/a	n/a	598th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.7%	54.3%	65.2%	2822nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.9	32.6	26.4	2562nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.6%	14.9%	15.1%	376th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.6%	n/a	n/a	3055th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	40.9%	42.5%	46.9%	2799th of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.4%	n/a	n/a	624th 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, New York

Statistic	Monroe County, New York	New York	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	67.7%	52.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9.9%	19.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	13.5%	13.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	9.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.5%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.0%	0.6%
Diversity Index	51.0	65.5	61.4

Age in Monroe County, New York

Statistic	Monroe County, New York	New York	United States
Median Age	39.6	39.8	38.9
Under 18 %	20.3%	20.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.7%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.7%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.9%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.8%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Monroe County, New York

Statistic	Monroe County, New York	New York	United States
Households	318,428	7,722,646	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	58.3%	61.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.1%	27.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.3%	18.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.0%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	38.7%	38.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Monroe County, New York

Statistic	Monroe County, New York	New York	United States
Per Capita Income	$44,107	$50,712	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.9%	16.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.5%	13.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.3%	16.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.7%	17.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.6%	14.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.1%	28.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.0%	15.6%	n/a

Housing in Monroe County, New York

Statistic	Monroe County, New York	New York	United States
Housing Units	339,430	8,585,241	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	62.2%	41.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	17.7%	34.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.2%	10.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,965.0	1,959.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	36.3%	45.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.8%	31.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$5,616	$6,582	n/a

Education in Monroe County, New York

Statistic	Monroe County, New York	New York	United States
Less than High School	7.9%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	23.2%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.5%	23.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.9%	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	18.6%	17.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Monroe County, New York

Statistic	Monroe County, New York	New York	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.2%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.9%	48.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.8%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.6%	5.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.8%	20.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.8%	16.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.8%	29.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Monroe County, New York

Statistic	Monroe County, New York	New York	United States
Born in State of Residence	74.0%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.0%	13.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.9%	9.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	87.4%	69.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.8%	14.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.5%	22.3%	16.7%

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