COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Monroe County

Mississippi · 36,582 residents · 765 sq mi

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Monroe County is home to 36,582 people in Mississippi. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. About 8% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $38,800. 21.2% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Renters pay $258 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

36,582

−4%vs 2000

vs 38,014 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.8

−8%vs 2000

vs 35.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

765 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202434K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(2,773)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(2,888)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(3,092)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(3,051)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(2,427)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.6%(5,341)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(4,970)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(3,671)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(3,173)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(2,835)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(1,880)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(481)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,047

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,307 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,979

−36%vs 2000

vs $14,072 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.2%

+3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,800

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$258

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $362 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.0%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.0% in 2000

22.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic68%(25,832)

Black30.7%(11,652)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(261)

Asian0.2%(66)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic69.2%(25,325)

Black30.3%(11,084)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(162)

Asian0%(12)

Other0.4%(161)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.2%(418)

Central American0.3%(89)

Guatemalan0.2%(79)

South American0%(12)

Venezuelan0%(12)

Puerto Rican0%(11)

Salvadoran0%(10)

Dominican0%(5)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.3%(94)

Chinese0%(10)

Thai0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese0%(16)

Ancestry

English15.6%(5,265)

American8.8%(2,977)

Irish7.4%(2,492)

German5.4%(1,827)

French1%(322)

Scottish0.8%(269)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(213)

Italian0.5%(179)

Subsaharan African0.4%(133)

Polish0.3%(113)

Welsh0.3%(108)

Greek0.3%(90)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.3%(87)

Dutch0.1%(32)

British0.1%(28)

French Canadian0.1%(28)

Canadian0.1%(21)

Norwegian0%(14)

Danish0%(13)

Hungarian0%(13)

Swiss0%(6)

Czech0%(4)

Arab0%(1)

Syrian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.4%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.6%

−9.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.3 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 16.9 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 married30.6%(3,992)

Married54.2%(7,076)

Widowed3.3%(428)

Divorced12%(1,570)

Women 15+

Never married27.6%(4,017)

Married47.8%(6,961)

Widowed12.2%(1,775)

Divorced12.4%(1,804)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.8%

−3.6 ptssince 2013

from 13.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.5%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 48.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.7%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 10.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.4%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 24.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.0%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 22.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.9%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 58.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.1%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 42.5% 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)29.3%(589)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.5%(452)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.5%(692)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.8%(76)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.9%(19)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,007 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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