Monroe County, Illinois Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Monroe County is 4th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Income per capita

Monroe County is 7th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Income per household

Monroe County is 8th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Home median value

Monroe County is 9th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Monroe County is 11th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Race - White

Monroe County is 12th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in People per household

Monroe County is 14th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Home ownership rate

Monroe County is 17th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Monroe County is 18th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Monroe County is 18th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Main Cities Within Monroe County, Illinois

Monroe County, Illinois Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Monroe County	Rank	Illinois	US
Current population (2012)	33,357	46th	12,875,255	313,914,040
Size in square miles	385.0	75th	55,518.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	85.6	28th	231.1	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Monroe County	Rank	Illinois	US
Residents younger than 5	5.5%	55th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.8%	19th	23.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.8%	81st	13.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Monroe County	Rank	Illinois	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	91.5%	9th	86.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	23.6%	18th	30.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Monroe County	Rank	Illinois	US
Race - White	98.2%	11th	77.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.3%	96th	14.8%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	80th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.5%	55th	5.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	28th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	0.8%	83rd	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	74th	16.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	96.9%	17th	63.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Monroe County	Rank	Illinois	US
Female residents	50.4%	51st	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.8%	94th	13.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Monroe County	Rank	Illinois	US
Housing units	13,539	49th	5,297,318	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	11.9%	39th	32.9%	25.9%
Households	12,311	47th	4,773,002	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	81.1%	14th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$201,300	8th	$198,500	$186,200
People per household	2.6	12th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	106	21st	13,797	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Monroe County	Rank	Illinois	US
Income per capita	$31,570	4th	$29,376	$27,915
Income per household	$69,291	7th	$56,576	$52,762
Income below poverty line	5.6%	101st	13.1%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Monroe County	Rank	Illinois	US
Non-farm private establishments	777	40th	312,437	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	7,473	48th	5,038,462	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	3,221	36th	1,123,817	27,092,908
Retail sales	$405,724	35th	$165,450,520	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$12,507	18th	$12,947	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$35,946	39th	$25,469,026	$613,795,732

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