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Monroe County, GA

Demographic and economic profile of Monroe County, GA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Monroe County is a small, predominantly residential county of 28,919 residents, with an 83.8% homeownership rate and a median home value of $243,200 alongside median gross rent of just $881/month, signaling a low-cost housing market relative to its median household income of $83,183. The labor force of roughly 17,500 (60.5% participation) skews toward high school-educated workers, with 28.7% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $40,586 support a GDP per capita of $45,020. The county grew 7.1% over five years, unemployment sits at 4.0%, and a median age of 41.8 reflects a mature, stable residential base rather than a young or rapidly urbanizing workforce pool.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

28,919

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$83,183

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+7.1% since 2018

Monroe County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone21,679 (73.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone6,565 (22.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race387 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone356 (1.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races355 (1.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone226 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish592
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)244
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)51
  4. 4.Other Indo-European15
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic11

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,591

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$45,020

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$43,106

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,038
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,724
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,562
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)1,281
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)1,217

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,086
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,071
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,587
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,307
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations859

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.86×)1,204
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.31×)1,572
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.23×)985
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.05×)332
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.05×)677

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$243,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$881/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,275 (14.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,192 (13.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,069 (12.1%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999925 (10.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999889 (10.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999497 (5.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

28.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,586

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone11,311 (83.3%)
  • Carpooled1,224 (9.0%)
  • Worked At Home788 (5.8%)
  • Walked128 (0.9%)
  • Other97 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit23 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.