Monroe County, Kentucky Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Monroe County is 18th in Kentucky out of 120 other counties in Residents 65 or older

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Monroe County Rank Kentucky US
Current population (2012) 10,821 97th 4,380,415 313,914,040
Size in square miles 329.4 56th 39,486.3 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 33.3 103rd 109.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Monroe County Rank Kentucky US
Residents younger than 5 5.8% 88th 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 22.8% 66th 23.2% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 17.7% 18th 14.0% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Monroe County Rank Kentucky US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 71.8% 85th 81.7% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 10.7% 79th 20.6% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Monroe County Rank Kentucky US
Race - White 96.4% 51st 88.6% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 2.4% 58th 8.1% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.1% 120th 0.3% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.1% 106th 1.3% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 72nd 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.0% 82nd 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.8% 31st 3.2% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 93.7% 67th 85.9% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Monroe County Rank Kentucky US
Female residents 50.2% 84th 50.7% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 2.0% 24th 3.1% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Monroe County Rank Kentucky US
Housing units 5,166 96th 1,932,599 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 7.7% 64th 17.8% 25.9%
Households 4,358 96th 1,681,085 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 74.2% 64th 69.5% 66.1%
Home median value $65,600 101st $118,700 $186,200
People per household 2.5 78th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 0 90th 9,725 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Monroe County Rank Kentucky US
Income per capita $15,876 96th $23,033 $27,915
Income per household $28,548 97th $42,248 $52,762
Income below poverty line 24.7% 32nd 18.1% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Monroe County Rank Kentucky US
Non-farm private establishments 212 79th 89,770 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 2,324 78th 1,463,173 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 825 92nd 337,600 27,092,908
Retail sales $99,988 73rd $50,405,925 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $8,582 52nd $11,843 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $6,490 76th $6,300,866 $613,795,732

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