Monroe County, Mississippi Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Monroe County is 9th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Size in square miles

Monroe County is 16th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Monroe County is 20th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Households

Main Cities Within Monroe County, Mississippi

Monroe County, Mississippi Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Monroe County Rank Mississippi US
Current population (2012) 36,421 22nd 2,984,926 313,914,040
Size in square miles 765.1 9th 46,923.3 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 48.3 35th 63.2 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Monroe County Rank Mississippi US
Residents younger than 5 5.9% 75th 6.8% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 23.4% 65th 25.0% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 16.8% 16th 13.5% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Monroe County Rank Mississippi US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 76.4% 39th 80.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 13.0% 49th 19.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Monroe County Rank Mississippi US
Race - White 68.0% 27th 59.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 30.7% 53rd 37.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 38th 0.6% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.2% 54th 0.9% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 25th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 0.8% 46th 1.1% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.0% 71st 2.9% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 67.2% 22nd 57.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Monroe County Rank Mississippi US
Female residents 52.2% 23rd 51.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.5% 59th 2.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Monroe County Rank Mississippi US
Housing units 16,412 21st 1,281,711 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 7.2% 40th 13.4% 25.9%
Households 14,493 20th 1,085,062 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 78.4% 23rd 70.6% 66.1%
Home median value $79,000 35th $99,200 $186,200
People per household 2.5 68th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 3 48th 6,039 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Monroe County Rank Mississippi US
Income per capita $18,573 30th $20,521 $27,915
Income per household $35,102 35th $38,718 $52,762
Income below poverty line 19.8% 63rd 21.6% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Monroe County Rank Mississippi US
Non-farm private establishments 652 25th 58,592 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 8,288 27th 887,772 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 2,169 28th 225,977 27,092,908
Retail sales $281,974 27th $33,751,407 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $7,610 46th $11,552 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $21,770 30th $7,045,097 $613,795,732

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