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Monroe County

Pennsylvania · 167,179 residents (2025 est.) · 608 sq mi
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Monroe County is a county of 167,515 people in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 4% of US counties for household income. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. The median age is 44.1, about 5 years above the US median. The average commute runs 38 minutes. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
167,515
+21%since 2000
from 138,687 in 2000
167,179 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
275 / sq mi
+2%since 2009
from 269 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
44.1
+19%since 2000
from 37.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
608 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
88K111K133K155K177K19902000201020202024Monroe County
2024168K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.5%(7,586)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.9%(8,232)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.8%(9,780)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.6%(11,023)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.4%(10,773)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.5%(19,195)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.5%(19,245)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.9%(21,682)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6416.2%(27,218)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412.3%(20,608)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.3%(8,938)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.9%(3,235)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$83,565
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $46,257 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,861
+94%since 2000
from $20,011 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
54.5%
+18.9 ptssince 2009
from 35.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.7%
+1.7 ptssince 2000
from 9.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.428
+7%since 2010
from 0.400 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade10.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance7.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade7.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical7.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services5.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration4.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.8%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$267,600
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $123,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,393
+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $658 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
80.2%
+1.9 ptssince 2000
from 78.3% in 2000
19.8% rent
Vacancy rate
23.1%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 23.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.69 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.70 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
26.5%
−10.8 ptssince 2009
from 37.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
52.2%
+9.5 ptssince 2009
from 42.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.2
−8%since 2009
from 3.5 in 2009
2009 – 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
21
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic84.8%(117,592)
Black5.7%(7,902)
Hispanic / Latino6.6%(9,195)
Asian1.1%(1,518)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic60.4%(101,195)
Black13%(21,773)
Hispanic / Latino18.2%(30,408)
Asian2.6%(4,291)
Other5.9%(9,848)
Diversity Score
73
+37%since 2009
from 53 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
29
−7%since 2020
from 31 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 Rican8.9%(14,871)
South American3.7%(6,268)
Dominican2.2%(3,707)
Ecuadorian1.8%(3,064)
Central American1.1%(1,819)
Mexican0.8%(1,374)
Peruvian0.7%(1,233)
Colombian0.7%(1,099)
Salvadoran0.4%(711)
Guatemalan0.4%(683)
Cuban0.3%(555)
Spaniard0.3%(478)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.2%(280)
Honduran0.1%(239)
Bolivian0.1%(226)
Uruguayan0.1%(144)
Argentine0.1%(138)
Chilean0%(54)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.7%(1,173)
Chinese0.6%(990)
Filipino0.6%(952)
Bangladeshi0.2%(358)
Korean0.2%(309)
Vietnamese0.1%(198)
Pakistani0.1%(126)
Japanese0%(30)
Thai0%(19)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(5)
Ancestry
German16.6%(27,801)
Irish14.3%(24,037)
Italian12%(20,174)
Polish5.4%(9,070)
English5.3%(8,821)
American4.8%(8,037)
West Indian2.7%(4,562)
Jamaican1.4%(2,402)
French1.4%(2,379)
Scottish1.1%(1,863)
Dutch1.1%(1,861)
+ 48 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.8%(1,405)
Hungarian0.8%(1,381)
Greek0.8%(1,342)
Russian0.8%(1,337)
Portuguese0.7%(1,121)
Norwegian0.6%(992)
Slovak0.6%(986)
Ukrainian0.6%(937)
Swedish0.5%(840)
Arab0.4%(684)
Czech0.3%(557)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(537)
Lithuanian0.3%(443)
Austrian0.3%(437)
Haitian0.2%(392)
Belgian0.2%(366)
Turkish0.2%(355)
Guyanese0.2%(302)
Brazilian0.2%(281)
Swiss0.2%(256)
Danish0.2%(254)
British0.1%(230)
Romanian0.1%(222)
Bulgarian0.1%(180)
Canadian0.1%(174)
Moroccan0.1%(152)
Lebanese0.1%(151)
Macedonian0.1%(149)
Ghanaian0.1%(147)
Egyptian0.1%(127)
Finnish0.1%(125)
Croatian0.1%(124)
Armenian0.1%(115)
Jordanian0.1%(97)
Barbadian0%(79)
Serbian0%(69)
Nigerian0%(50)
Latvian0%(45)
Israeli0%(37)
Slovene0%(22)
Iranian0%(14)
Kenyan0%(13)
Ethiopian0%(12)
Syrian0%(5)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
27.4%
+6.9 ptssince 2000
from 20.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.4%
+6.6 ptssince 2000
from 83.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
10.4%
+3.4 ptssince 2000
from 7.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
38.1 min
+45%since 2000
from 26.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.7%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 75.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.6%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 12.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
3.1%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 5.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
11.4%
+7.7 ptssince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.4%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.5%
+1.9 ptssince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.9%
−4.7 ptssince 2011
from 11.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
60.2%
−4.7 ptssince 2011
from 64.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.4%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 70.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.7%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 13.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
36.0%
+4.2 ptssince 2009
from 31.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.7% in 2009
Female
49.9%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.3% in 2009
Foreign born
11.2%
+2.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.0%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.4%
+2.2 ptssince 2012
from 13.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.3%
−6.1 ptssince 2013
from 12.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.8%
+12.2 ptssince 2017
from 80.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.9%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 93.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
91.1%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 89.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
83.2%
−1.5 ptssince 2016
from 84.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
9.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2016
from 8.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married35.6%(25,216)
Married52.8%(37,341)
Widowed2.9%(2,043)
Divorced8.7%(6,141)
Women 15+
Never married29.7%(21,133)
Married48.8%(34,743)
Widowed9%(6,389)
Divorced12.5%(8,911)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.3%
−6.1 ptssince 2013
from 12.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
57.9%
−2.2 ptssince 2020
from 60.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 12.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
21.7%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 19.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
20.4%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 19.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 2.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
68.9%
−2.2 ptssince 2020
from 71.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
39.2%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 37.1% 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)24.8%(2,364)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.2%(1,637)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35%(3,333)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.6%(627)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(52)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 9,527 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Monroe County, Pennsylvania?

Monroe County, Pennsylvania has about 167,515 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Monroe County, Pennsylvania?

The typical household in Monroe County, Pennsylvania earns about $83,565 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Monroe County, Pennsylvania expensive?

In Monroe County, Pennsylvania, the median home is worth about $267,600, and the typical rent is about $1,393 a month.

How educated are people in Monroe County, Pennsylvania?

About 27.4% of adults age 25 and over in Monroe County, Pennsylvania hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Monroe County, Pennsylvania?

About 10.7% of people in Monroe County, Pennsylvania live below the federal poverty line.

Has Monroe County, Pennsylvania grown since 1990?

Yes, Monroe County, Pennsylvania has grown since 1990. The population has added about 71,806 residents, a change of about 75 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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