COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Monroe County

Kentucky · 11,401 residents · 329 sq mi

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Monroe County is home to 11,401 people in Kentucky. The poverty rate is 26.9%, above the 13.2% national rate. The typical home is worth $30,500. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. That trails the Kentucky median by roughly 32%. Median rent is $190 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,401

−3%vs 2000

vs 11,756 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.0

−6%vs 2000

vs 38.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

329 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(700)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(785)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(813)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(813)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(737)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(1,720)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(1,396)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.9%(1,471)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(1,141)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(925)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.4%(731)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(169)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,214

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,356 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,347

−42%vs 2000

vs $14,365 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.9%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,500

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$190

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $304 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.9%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.2% in 2000

25.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.1%(11,178)

Black2.7%(321)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(170)

Asian0%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(11,050)

Black2.9%(336)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(48)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.1%(15)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.3%(483)

Cuban0.3%(39)

Ancestry

American18.5%(2,087)

English18.1%(2,035)

Irish8.4%(942)

German4.4%(498)

Scottish2%(220)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(71)

French0.3%(37)

Swedish0.3%(35)

Polish0.3%(32)

Norwegian0.3%(29)

Hungarian0.2%(28)

Italian0.2%(27)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese0.2%(25)

Welsh0.2%(24)

French Canadian0.1%(11)

British0.1%(9)

Greek0.1%(8)

Subsaharan African0.1%(8)

Serbian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.9%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

47.1%

−10.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.3 min

+47%vs 2000

vs 16.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.5%(1,230)

Married50.7%(2,270)

Widowed3.8%(172)

Divorced17.9%(803)

Women 15+

Never married22.8%(1,033)

Married53.4%(2,419)

Widowed11.6%(526)

Divorced12.3%(556)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.0%

−7.4 ptssince 2013

from 13.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.2%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 40.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.9%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.7%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.8%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 34.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.7%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 49.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.8%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 53.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)9.7%(38)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.3%(87)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50.1%(196)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.6%(18)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 391 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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