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

Statewide Claims to Fame

Monroe County is 8th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Monroe County is 9th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Size in square miles

Monroe County is 10th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Income below poverty line

Monroe County is 13th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Monroe County is 17th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Race - Two or More

Monroe County is 18th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Female residents

Monroe County is 20th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Main Cities Within Monroe County, Alabama

Monroeville, Alabama

Monroe County, Alabama Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Monroe County	Rank	Alabama	US
Current population (2012)	22,602	45th	4,822,023	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,025.7	9th	50,645.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	22.5	54th	94.4	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Monroe County	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents younger than 5	5.8%	44th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.3%	13th	23.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.7%	29th	14.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Monroe County	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	75.4%	41st	81.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	10.4%	56th	22.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Monroe County	Rank	Alabama	US
Race - White	55.4%	50th	70.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	41.4%	20th	26.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.3%	8th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.4%	33rd	1.2%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	49th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.5%	17th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	59th	4.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	54.7%	50th	66.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Monroe County	Rank	Alabama	US
Female residents	52.2%	18th	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.3%	41st	3.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Monroe County	Rank	Alabama	US
Housing units	11,276	45th	2,182,088	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	6.3%	52nd	15.5%	25.9%
Households	8,943	45th	1,831,269	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	74.5%	29th	70.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$77,900	52nd	$120,800	$186,200
People per household	2.6	25th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	2	53rd	13,506	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Monroe County	Rank	Alabama	US
Income per capita	$17,408	55th	$23,483	$27,915
Income per household	$29,849	56th	$42,934	$52,762
Income below poverty line	26.9%	10th	17.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Monroe County	Rank	Alabama	US
Non-farm private establishments	393	45th	97,743	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	5,190	44th	1,573,138	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,257	38th	382,350	27,092,908
Retail sales	$212,618	39th	$57,344,851	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,342	27th	$12,364	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$14,796	44th	$6,426,342	$613,795,732

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