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

Monroe County is 1st in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in People per household

Monroe County is 2nd in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Foreign born residents

Monroe County is 2nd in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Race - Two or More

Monroe County is 3rd in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Monroe County is 4th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Monroe County is 5th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Monroe County is 6th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Home ownership rate

Monroe County is 8th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Home median value

Monroe County is 9th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Income per household

Monroe County is 13th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Race - Asian

Size Demographics
	Monroe County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Current population (2012)	168,798	21st	12,763,536	313,914,040
Size in square miles	608.3	36th	44,742.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	279.2	20th	283.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Monroe County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Residents younger than 5	4.8%	55th	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.3%	16th	21.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.8%	64th	16.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Monroe County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	89.0%	18th	87.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	23.3%	17th	26.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Monroe County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Race - White	80.3%	63rd	83.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	14.5%	5th	11.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	4th	0.3%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.3%	13th	3.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	17th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.4%	2nd	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	14.0%	3rd	6.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	69.5%	65th	78.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Monroe County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Female residents	50.7%	36th	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	9.8%	2nd	5.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Monroe County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Housing units	80,604	19th	5,579,275	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	8.8%	56th	20.5%	25.9%
Households	59,941	22nd	4,952,566	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	80.5%	6th	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$205,400	8th	$163,200	$186,200
People per household	2.8	1st	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	156	28th	18,796	829,658

Income Demographics
	Monroe County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Income per capita	$25,096	21st	$27,824	$27,915
Income per household	$57,700	9th	$51,651	$52,762
Income below poverty line	11.3%	46th	12.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Monroe County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Non-farm private establishments	3,400	21st	295,720	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	44,013	26th	5,078,111	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	12,976	20th	981,501	27,092,908
Retail sales	$2,014,874	21st	$166,842,778	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$12,236	24th	$13,323	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$394,427	16th	$19,625,449	$613,795,732