Monroe County, Ohio

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Monroe County, Ohio is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher.

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Key figures

Statistic	Monroe County, Ohio	Ohio	United States	Rank
Total Population	13,227	11,810,293	334,922,499	2273rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$60,134	$71,389	$80,734	2072nd of 3,221
Median Age	46.3	39.7	38.9	556th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.1%	31.5%	35.7%	3102nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$142,700	$214,800	$332,700	2355th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$672	$1,034	$1,413	2867th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.2%	13.3%	12.5%	1249th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.4%	4.8%	5.2%	1003rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	29.0	289.1	n/a	2033rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.6%	5.2%	14.1%	3013th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.9	n/a	n/a	1509th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.9%	67.2%	65.2%	660th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	33.3	23.4	26.4	212th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.0%	13.0%	15.1%	2676th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.7%	n/a	n/a	1720th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.9%	44.4%	46.9%	881st of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.9%	n/a	n/a	2537th 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, Ohio

Statistic	Monroe County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	75.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.1%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	12.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	4.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	9.0	40.6	61.4

Age in Monroe County, Ohio

Statistic	Monroe County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Median Age	46.3	39.7	38.9
Under 18 %	20.3%	22.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.2%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.0%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.3%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.7%	18.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Monroe County, Ohio

Statistic	Monroe County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Households	5,651	4,863,191	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.6%	61.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.4%	28.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.7%	16.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.2%	32.0%	28.7%
Never Married	25.2%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Monroe County, Ohio

Statistic	Monroe County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,516	$40,552	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.1%	16.3%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.6%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.6%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.5%	9.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.2%	13.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	38.8%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.4%	12.5%	n/a

Housing in Monroe County, Ohio

Statistic	Monroe County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Housing Units	7,132	5,292,391	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.5%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.5%	14.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.8%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,970.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.1%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.7%	28.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,176	$2,822	n/a

Education in Monroe County, Ohio

Statistic	Monroe County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Less than High School	9.0%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	49.2%	32.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.8%	28.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.3%	19.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.8%	12.2%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Monroe County, Ohio

Statistic	Monroe County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.9%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.5%	75.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.2%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	20.9%	29.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	19.7%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.4%	7.5%	n/a

Origins and language in Monroe County, Ohio

Statistic	Monroe County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Born in State of Residence	63.7%	74.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	2.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	2.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.5%	92.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.2%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.2%	6.8%	16.7%

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