Monroe County, Tennessee Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Monroe County is 6th in Tennessee out of 95 other counties in Size in square miles

Monroe County is 10th in Tennessee out of 95 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Monroe County is 16th in Tennessee out of 95 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Main Cities Within Monroe County, Tennessee

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Monroe County Rank Tennessee US
Current population (2012) 45,133 34th 6,456,243 313,914,040
Size in square miles 635.6 6th 41,234.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 70 47th 153.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Monroe County Rank Tennessee US
Residents younger than 5 5.6% 48th 6.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 22.2% 48th 23.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 18.1% 32nd 14.2% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Monroe County Rank Tennessee US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 74.4% 75th 83.2% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 9.6% 80th 23.0% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Monroe County Rank Tennessee US
Race - White 94.9% 42nd 79.3% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 2.3% 57th 17.0% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.6% 10th 0.4% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.5% 39th 1.6% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 16th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.6% 27th 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 3.5% 26th 4.8% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 91.9% 45th 75.1% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Monroe County Rank Tennessee US
Female residents 50.5% 75th 51.2% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 2.1% 35th 4.5% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Monroe County Rank Tennessee US
Housing units 21,054 32nd 2,829,025 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 7.3% 55th 18.1% 25.9%
Households 17,565 33rd 2,457,997 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 72.8% 63rd 69.0% 66.1%
Home median value $108,700 43rd $137,200 $186,200
People per household 2.5 49th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 59 37th 20,147 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Monroe County Rank Tennessee US
Income per capita $18,702 63rd $24,197 $27,915
Income per household $35,096 61st $43,989 $52,762
Income below poverty line 20.9% 27th 16.9% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Monroe County Rank Tennessee US
Non-farm private establishments 696 36th 129,489 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 9,923 32nd 2,300,542 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 3,313 37th 545,348 27,092,908
Retail sales $453,016 29th $77,547,291 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $10,109 34th $12,563 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $40,997 32nd $10,626,759 $613,795,732

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