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Monroe County

New York · 750,506 residents (2025 est.) · 657 sq mi
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Monroe County is a county of 753,753 people in New York. That puts it in the top 6% of US counties for household income. The typical home is worth $213,700, having more than doubled since 2000. Getting to work takes 20 minutes on average. About 41% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 8% of people here were born outside the United States.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $76,382, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Monroe County

Among the 62 counties in New York

  • 22nd in household income$76,382
  • 11th in share with a bachelor's degree41.5%
  • 26th in home value$213,700
  • 15th in diversity score63.6
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
753,753
+3%since 2000
from 735,343 in 2000
750,506 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,147 / sq mi
+3%since 2000
from 1,119 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
39.6
+10%since 2000
from 36.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
657 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
709K723K737K750K764K19902000201020202024Monroe County
2024754K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.2%(39,085)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.5%(41,590)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146%(44,947)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.8%(51,384)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.6%(49,460)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.7%(103,425)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.6%(94,696)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.4%(86,292)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.4%(101,370)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.9%(82,092)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.5%(41,182)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.4%(18,230)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$76,382
−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $44,891 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$44,107
+93%since 2000
from $22,821 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
50.8%
+19.3 ptssince 2009
from 31.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.6%
+2.5 ptssince 2000
from 11.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.466
+3%since 2010
from 0.452 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade10.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services5.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade4.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance4.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration4%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical3.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$213,700
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $98,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,173
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $612 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
63.7%
−1.4 ptssince 2000
from 65.1% in 2000
36.3% rent
Vacancy rate
6.2%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.28 people
−7%since 2009
from 2.45 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
19.8%
−6.7 ptssince 2009
from 26.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
49.0%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 52.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.8
+13%since 2009
from 2.5 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
47
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic77.1%(566,763)
Black13.4%(98,174)
Hispanic / Latino5.3%(39,065)
Asian2.4%(17,772)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic67.7%(510,587)
Black13.5%(101,424)
Hispanic / Latino9.9%(74,960)
Asian3.8%(28,293)
Other5.1%(38,489)
Diversity Score
64
+26%since 2009
from 50 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
46
−6%since 2020
from 49 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican6.6%(49,870)
Mexican0.7%(5,217)
Dominican0.6%(4,881)
South American0.5%(3,722)
Central American0.4%(3,254)
Cuban0.4%(3,177)
Colombian0.1%(1,073)
Spaniard0.1%(993)
Salvadoran0.1%(815)
Panamanian0.1%(756)
Guatemalan0.1%(678)
Honduran0.1%(618)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.1%(618)
Peruvian0.1%(614)
Chilean0.1%(476)
Bolivian0.1%(383)
Venezuelan0%(366)
Nicaraguan0%(215)
Argentine0%(54)
Uruguayan0%(22)
Asian origin
Chinese0.9%(6,651)
Asian Indian0.8%(6,165)
Nepalese0.3%(2,527)
Vietnamese0.3%(2,208)
Korean0.3%(1,908)
Filipino0.2%(1,590)
Burmese0.2%(1,289)
Pakistani0.1%(899)
Sri Lankan0.1%(779)
Bangladeshi0.1%(772)
Thai0.1%(746)
Laotian0.1%(668)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Japanese0.1%(500)
Kazakh0.1%(484)
Cambodian0%(274)
Taiwanese0%(213)
Bhutanese0%(196)
Malaysian0%(44)
Uzbek0%(40)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(185)
Chamorro0%(20)
Fijian0%(2)
Ancestry
Italian16.2%(122,387)
German16.1%(121,561)
Irish14.2%(107,104)
English10.9%(81,977)
Polish4.5%(33,748)
American4.1%(30,955)
French1.9%(14,093)
Scottish1.7%(12,742)
Dutch1.6%(12,127)
Subsaharan African1.4%(10,273)
West Indian1.1%(8,646)
Ukrainian1.1%(8,621)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.8%(5,764)
French Canadian0.8%(5,754)
Arab0.7%(5,146)
Swedish0.6%(4,786)
Jamaican0.6%(4,608)
Welsh0.5%(3,941)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(3,323)
Greek0.4%(3,159)
British0.4%(2,736)
Norwegian0.4%(2,683)
Hungarian0.4%(2,644)
Canadian0.3%(2,416)
Lithuanian0.2%(1,833)
Ethiopian0.2%(1,559)
Danish0.2%(1,549)
Austrian0.2%(1,479)
Czech0.2%(1,435)
Portuguese0.2%(1,425)
Lebanese0.2%(1,355)
Haitian0.2%(1,345)
Somali0.2%(1,286)
Turkish0.2%(1,285)
Swiss0.2%(1,224)
Macedonian0.2%(1,151)
Belgian0.1%(797)
Palestinian0.1%(734)
Nigerian0.1%(729)
Finnish0.1%(683)
Egyptian0.1%(660)
Slovak0.1%(660)
Romanian0.1%(655)
Croatian0.1%(636)
Armenian0.1%(561)
Iraqi0.1%(560)
Latvian0.1%(530)
Iranian0.1%(475)
Israeli0.1%(415)
Brazilian0.1%(402)
Syrian0.1%(390)
Slovene0%(359)
Guyanese0%(317)
Barbadian0%(275)
Moroccan0%(261)
Serbian0%(241)
Ghanaian0%(232)
Bulgarian0%(184)
Kenyan0%(90)
Jordanian0%(47)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
41.5%
+10.3 ptssince 2000
from 31.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.1%
+7.3 ptssince 2000
from 84.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
18.6%
+5.9 ptssince 2000
from 12.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.9 min
+71%since 2000
from 11.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.9%
−10.9 ptssince 2009
from 81.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 8.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.8%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
15.6%
+12.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.6%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
10.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 10.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.9%
−2.6 ptssince 2011
from 7.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.2%
−0.6 ptssince 2011
from 63.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 76.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
17.5%
+2.6 ptssince 2009
from 14.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
48.5%
+7.8 ptssince 2009
from 40.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 48.5% in 2009
Female
51.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 51.5% in 2009
Foreign born
7.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.9%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.6%
+2.5 ptssince 2012
from 12.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.1%
−4.1 ptssince 2013
from 7.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.4%
+11.0 ptssince 2017
from 79.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.9%
+3.6 ptssince 2020
from 91.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.0%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 85.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
87.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2016
from 86.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2016
from 5.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married40.7%(122,836)
Married48%(144,826)
Widowed2.7%(8,073)
Divorced8.6%(25,957)
Women 15+
Never married36.8%(120,224)
Married43.3%(141,443)
Widowed7.9%(25,736)
Divorced12%(39,036)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.1%
−4.1 ptssince 2013
from 7.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
57.2%
−2.0 ptssince 2020
from 59.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.6%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 15.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
20.3%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 19.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
25.1%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 23.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.6%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 1.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
68.9%
−3.4 ptssince 2020
from 72.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
41.5%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 39.1% 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)21.6%(6,397)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18%(5,346)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.8%(9,713)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6%(1,784)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.9%(552)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 29,658 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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Over time

Monroe County, decade by decade

Monroe County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990713,968$84,811$216,24626.3%37.2
2000735,343$81,776$178,88731.2%48.0
2010744,344$73,803$187,59034.8%55.3
2020759,443$75,252$184,23039.2%65.2
2024753,753$76,382$213,70041.5%63.6

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Monroe County, New York?

Monroe County, New York has about 753,753 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Monroe County, New York?

The typical household in Monroe County, New York earns about $76,382 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Monroe County, New York expensive?

In Monroe County, New York, the median home is worth about $213,700, and the typical rent is about $1,173 a month.

How educated are people in Monroe County, New York?

About 41.5% of adults age 25 and over in Monroe County, New York hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Monroe County, New York?

About 13.6% of people in Monroe County, New York live below the federal poverty line.

Has Monroe County, New York grown since 1990?

Yes, Monroe County, New York has grown since 1990. The population has added about 39,785 residents, a change of about 6 percent over that period.

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