COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Monroe County

Tennessee · 30,541 residents · 636 sq mi

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Monroe County is a county of 30,541 people in Tennessee. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $40,700. Renters pay $265 a month at the median. The population has fallen 22% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

30,541

−22%vs 2000

vs 38,961 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.7

−6%vs 2000

vs 36.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

636 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202448K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(1,954)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(1,914)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(2,380)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.6%(2,614)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(2,158)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(4,408)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(4,205)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.7%(3,892)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(2,832)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(2,473)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(1,317)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(394)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,932

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,337 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,080

−39%vs 2000

vs $14,951 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.8%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,700

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $71,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$265

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $396 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.7%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.3% in 2000

20.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.1%(36,677)

Black2.2%(873)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(684)

Asian0.3%(130)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(29,588)

Black2.6%(792)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(258)

Asian0.2%(60)

Other0.3%(101)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.7%(1,776)

Puerto Rican0.5%(217)

South American0.1%(51)

Central American0.1%(28)

Colombian0.1%(28)

Venezuelan0%(23)

Cuban0%(20)

Honduran0%(15)

Guatemalan0%(13)

Spaniard0%(12)

Asian origin

Thai0.1%(36)

Filipino0.1%(33)

Vietnamese0%(18)

Chinese0%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(48)

Native Hawaiian0%(5)

Ancestry

Irish12.9%(6,170)

English11.5%(5,482)

German11.4%(5,438)

American11.2%(5,353)

Scotch-Irish2.5%(1,200)

Scottish2.4%(1,137)

Italian1.5%(715)

French1.5%(694)

Polish1.3%(608)

Welsh1%(454)

Dutch0.8%(379)

Norwegian0.5%(255)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Greek0.5%(224)

British0.4%(171)

Russian0.3%(121)

Swiss0.3%(121)

Swedish0.2%(114)

West Indian0.2%(87)

French Canadian0.2%(73)

Portuguese0.1%(67)

Lithuanian0.1%(52)

Hungarian0.1%(43)

Belgian0.1%(42)

Danish0.1%(32)

Slovak0.1%(31)

Arab0.1%(27)

Iranian0.1%(25)

Turkish0%(20)

Austrian0%(17)

Lebanese0%(14)

Canadian0%(14)

Czech0%(13)

Subsaharan African0%(13)

Syrian0%(11)

Ukrainian0%(9)

Slovene0%(8)

Jordanian0%(2)

Jamaican0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.6%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

49.9%

−16.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.9 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 18.4 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 married26.6%(5,193)

Married54.2%(10,577)

Widowed5.5%(1,066)

Divorced13.7%(2,683)

Women 15+

Never married21.1%(4,288)

Married52.3%(10,610)

Widowed12.7%(2,579)

Divorced13.9%(2,818)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.7%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 16.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 43.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.0%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 27.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.1%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 25.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.5%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 57.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.3%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 48.5% 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)16.8%(502)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.6%(615)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.9%(1,401)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.7%(50)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(11)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,988 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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