COMPARING TWO PLACES
Orleans County vs Monroe County
PLACE A
Orleans County, New York
VS
PLACE B
Monroe County, Alabama
Orleans County is 110% larger than Monroe County. Orleans County earns more, with a median household income $23,677 higher. Orleans County has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -14%).
ORLEANS COUNTYMONROE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population39,82518,965+110% vs Monroe County
Population density10218+83
Population growth-5.9%-14.3%+8.4 pts
Median age43.544.2−0.7
Male50.8%47.9%+2.9 pts
Female49.2%52.1%−2.9 pts
Foreign-born3.5%0.7%+2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.6%53.6%+31.0 pts
Black4.9%41.9%−37.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.5%0.2%+5.2 pts
Asian0.8%0.4%+0.4 pts
Other4.3%3.9%+0.4 pts
Median household income$65,969$42,292+$23,677
Per capita income$35,307$23,812+$11,495
Poverty rate12.7%20.1%−7.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4270.458−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%11.7%+6.3 pts
Graduate degree7.6%5.4%+2.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%10.4%−5.3 pts
Labor force participation57.1%45.5%+11.5 pts
Median home value$140,800$120,600+$20,200
Median gross rent$874$666+$208
Owner-occupied77.2%71.7%+5.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.5%27.9%−16.4 pts
Rent-burdened households36.4%30.6%+5.7 pts
Average commute26.125.5+0.7
Worked from home10.5%3.4%+7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.5%+0.2 pts
Uninsured6.4%9.1%−2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025