Monroe County, Pennsylvania

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Monroe County, Pennsylvania is among the highest in the country for average commute time (44th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Monroe County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States	Rank
Total Population	167,515	13,018,639	334,922,499	411th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$83,565	$77,971	$80,734	465th of 3,221
Median Age	44.1	40.9	38.9	918th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	27.4%	35.2%	35.7%	972nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$267,600	$254,500	$332,700	797th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,393	$1,209	$1,413	324th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.7%	11.7%	12.5%	2278th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.9%	5.3%	5.2%	458th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	275.4	291.0	n/a	525th of 3,222
Foreign Born	11.2%	7.7%	14.1%	320th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.5	n/a	n/a	931st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.2%	69.3%	65.2%	600th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	38.1	26.3	26.4	44th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.4%	15.6%	15.1%	906th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.2%	n/a	n/a	2436th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.3%	46.2%	46.9%	983rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.8%	n/a	n/a	279th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Monroe County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Monroe County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	60.4%	73.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18.2%	8.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	13.0%	10.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	3.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	3.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	58.3	44.6	61.4

Age in Monroe County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Monroe County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Median Age	44.1	40.9	38.9
Under 18 %	19.1%	20.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.2%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.5%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.5%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.2%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.6%	19.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Monroe County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Monroe County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Households	61,212	5,274,853	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.4	2.5
Family Households	69.8%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.4%	27.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.5%	16.2%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.0%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	32.7%	34.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Monroe County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Monroe County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,861	$44,355	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.3%	15.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.1%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.2%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.0%	11.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.7%	11.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.3%	26.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.1%	14.4%	n/a

Housing in Monroe County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Monroe County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing Units	79,607	5,806,452	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	83.6%	56.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.2%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	23.1%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,965.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.8%	30.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	34.0%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,447	$3,311	n/a

Education in Monroe County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Monroe County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than High School	9.6%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.1%	32.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.0%	24.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.0%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.4%	14.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Monroe County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Monroe County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.2%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.7%	68.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	3.1%	3.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	21.1%	26.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	20.2%	8.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.5%	10.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Monroe County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Monroe County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in State of Residence	38.8%	70.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	8.3%	4.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.9%	3.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	83.2%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	9.8%	5.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	13.8%	9.9%	16.7%

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