Monroe County, West Virginia

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Monroe County, West Virginia is among the lowest in the country for foreign born, and among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (59th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Monroe County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	12,386	1,778,373	334,922,499	2330th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$56,750	$59,608	$80,734	2354th of 3,221
Median Age	46.2	42.7	38.9	570th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.4%	24.1%	35.7%	2760th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$156,300	$162,600	$332,700	2120th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$690	$872	$1,413	2784th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.0%	16.7%	12.5%	1477th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.8%	5.4%	5.2%	1410th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	26.2	74.0	n/a	2117th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.1%	1.8%	14.1%	3202nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.0	n/a	n/a	2133rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	86.9%	74.9%	65.2%	59th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	37.4	26.6	26.4	54th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.4%	9.1%	15.1%	2581st of 3,222
Uninsured	9.0%	n/a	n/a	1904th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.4%	46.8%	46.9%	804th of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.4%	n/a	n/a	2374th 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, West Virginia

Statistic	Monroe County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	89.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.6%	2.1%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	3.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	3.9%	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)	0.7%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	11.3	19.3	61.4

Age in Monroe County, West Virginia

Statistic	Monroe County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Median Age	46.2	42.7	38.9
Under 18 %	21.2%	20.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.6%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.6%	12.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.5%	12.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.0%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.1%	21.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Monroe County, West Virginia

Statistic	Monroe County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Households	4,619	728,655	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.2%	62.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	20.2%	26.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.8%	15.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.0%	31.3%	28.7%
Never Married	27.3%	29.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Monroe County, West Virginia

Statistic	Monroe County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$27,995	$34,203	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.6%	21.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.1%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.2%	15.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.7%	5.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.0%	16.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	36.4%	36.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.0%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Monroe County, West Virginia

Statistic	Monroe County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Housing Units	6,240	861,325	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	82.2%	70.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.9%	7.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	26.0%	15.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	13.1%	25.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.1%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$725	$865	n/a

Education in Monroe County, West Virginia

Statistic	Monroe County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Less than High School	12.4%	10.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	50.9%	39.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	21.3%	25.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.9%	14.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.5%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Monroe County, West Virginia

Statistic	Monroe County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	48.3%	53.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.0%	78.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	13.6%	28.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	23.1%	9.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.3%	8.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Monroe County, West Virginia

Statistic	Monroe County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	61.5%	67.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.1%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.0%	0.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.8%	97.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.2%	1.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.2%	2.2%	16.7%

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