COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Monroe County

Ohio · 15,497 residents · 456 sq mi

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Monroe County is home to 15,497 people in Ohio. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $38,300. That trails the Ohio median by roughly 29%. The median age is 36.4, about 3 years above the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,497

+2%vs 2000

vs 15,180 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.4

−11%vs 2000

vs 40.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

456 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(962)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(1,073)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(1,231)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(1,147)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(888)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(2,115)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.1%(2,346)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(1,763)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(1,552)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(1,334)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(759)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(327)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,413

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,467 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,101

−40%vs 2000

vs $15,096 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.5%

+7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,300

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$274

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $352 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.9%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.8% in 2000

20.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(14,944)

Black0.3%(38)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(62)

Asian0.1%(10)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(15,378)

Black0.6%(91)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(12)

Asian0%(2)

Other0.2%(26)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.1%(9)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(7)

Ancestry

German25.2%(3,327)

Irish10.5%(1,384)

English10.3%(1,356)

American4.9%(642)

Dutch2.6%(349)

Swiss2.5%(330)

Italian1.8%(234)

French1.6%(211)

Scottish0.9%(121)

Polish0.8%(107)

Welsh0.6%(81)

Czech0.5%(60)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.4%(54)

Subsaharan African0.4%(50)

Norwegian0.3%(43)

Slovak0.3%(38)

Greek0.2%(26)

Swedish0.2%(24)

Hungarian0.1%(14)

Russian0.1%(8)

Canadian0.1%(7)

Lithuanian0.1%(7)

Ukrainian0.1%(7)

Arab0%(5)

Egyptian0%(5)

Finnish0%(5)

Turkish0%(5)

Croatian0%(1)

French Canadian0%(1)

Slovene0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.8%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.4%

−9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.2 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 22.6 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 married31.3%(1,758)

Married54.9%(3,085)

Widowed5%(281)

Divorced8.8%(494)

Women 15+

Never married18.8%(1,020)

Married58.6%(3,176)

Widowed8.7%(472)

Divorced13.9%(755)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.7%

−4.2 ptssince 2013

from 11.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.5%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 56.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.7%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.2%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 25.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.8%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 24.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 65.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.5%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 47.2% 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)14.8%(123)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.8%(90)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.5%(337)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War19.7%(164)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 833 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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