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Monroe County, PA

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

AI Overview

Monroe County, PA has a population of 167,784 and leans heavily toward a residential and commuter profile, with a mean commute time of 39.0 minutes and a homeownership rate of 80.2% against a median home value of $241,200. The labor force participation rate of 60.1% and unemployment rate of 6.4% sit on the softer side, and just 27.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, with median worker earnings of $40,776. Population growth was essentially flat over five years at +0.1%, and a median household income of $83,565 sits above the poverty rate of 11.3%, pointing to a county with moderate middle-income households and limited recent economic expansion.

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

Population

166,523

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$83,565

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone106,651 (63.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone23,309 (13.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race14,607 (8.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone11,853 (7.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races6,286 (3.8%)
  • Asian Alone4,388 (2.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish14,960
  2. 2.Other Indo-European3,617
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic2,841
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)970
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

11.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

9,527

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$44,104

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$37,512

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance18,806
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)9,633
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services8,289
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)8,109
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services7,906

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations28,232
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations15,781
  3. 3.Service Occupations15,447
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations12,073
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations6,932

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.36×)6,247
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.19×)10,126
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.17×)8,066
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.09×)8,531
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.01×)18,490

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$241,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,347/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99911,523 (23.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9997,809 (15.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9997,376 (15.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9994,691 (9.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9994,035 (8.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9992,836 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

27.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,776

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

38.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone55,814 (72.7%)
  • Worked At Home8,715 (11.4%)
  • Carpooled7,362 (9.6%)
  • Public Transit2,400 (3.1%)
  • Walked1,052 (1.4%)
  • Other888 (1.2%)

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.