Monroe County, Wisconsin

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Key figures

Statistic	Monroe County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States	Rank
Total Population	46,208	5,914,872	334,922,499	1076th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$69,467	$77,485	$80,734	1237th of 3,221
Median Age	39.7	40.2	38.9	2219th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.3%	33.4%	35.7%	1779th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$210,000	$266,500	$332,700	1305th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$914	$1,087	$1,413	1356th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.7%	10.6%	12.5%	2045th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.2%	3.2%	5.2%	2462nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	51.3	109.2	n/a	1510th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.6%	5.2%	14.1%	1724th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.7	n/a	n/a	852nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.8%	67.8%	65.2%	1895th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.3	22.2	26.4	2495th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.0%	13.1%	15.1%	1494th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.9%	n/a	n/a	1914th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.0%	46.8%	46.9%	1490th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.9%	n/a	n/a	1472nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Monroe County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Monroe County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.8%	8.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	5.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	22.0	37.1	61.4

Age in Monroe County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Monroe County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Median Age	39.7	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	25.4%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.1%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.2%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.0%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.3%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.0%	18.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Monroe County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Monroe County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Households	18,301	2,479,480	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.3	2.5
Family Households	63.6%	60.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.6%	26.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.6%	13.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.8%	31.5%	28.7%
Never Married	28.8%	33.5%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Monroe County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Monroe County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,704	$43,373	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.4%	13.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.2%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.0%	19.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.4%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.7%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.9%	25.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.0%	11.1%	n/a

Housing in Monroe County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Monroe County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Housing Units	20,022	2,778,572	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.9%	66.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.6%	17.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.6%	10.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.2%	32.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.7%	27.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,826	$3,792	n/a

Education in Monroe County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Monroe County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Less than High School	9.2%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.3%	29.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.2%	30.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.8%	22.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.6%	11.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Monroe County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Monroe County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.3%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.4%	74.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.6%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	42.1%	34.4%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.7%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.3%	6.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Monroe County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Monroe County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.6%	70.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	2.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.5%	2.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.0%	91.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.5%	4.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.0%	7.2%	16.7%

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