Monroe County vs Nassau County

A side-by-side comparison of Monroe County and Nassau County: population, income, housing, and more.

Monroe County and Nassau County are counties in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Nassau County has the higher population (94,653 vs 81,840 in Monroe County). Nassau County has the higher median household income ($88,900 vs $82,430 in Monroe County). Monroe County has the higher median home value ($723,800 vs $351,100 in Nassau County).

Population, income & housing

	Monroe County	Nassau County
Population	81,840	94,653
Median age	48.9 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$82,430	$88,900
Median home value	$723,800	$351,100
Median gross rent	$1,959	$1,335
Housing units	54,418	43,565
Homeownership rate	63.4%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.8%	34.5%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monroe County	Nassau County
Population	75,798 → 81,840 (+8.0%)	83,098 → 94,653 (+13.9%)
Median household income	$70,033 → $82,430 (+17.7%)	$69,943 → $88,900 (+27.1%)
Median home value	$494,100 → $723,800 (+46.5%)	$230,900 → $351,100 (+52.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,627 → $1,959 (+20.4%)	$1,046 → $1,335 (+27.6%)

Monroe County

Population

75,79881,840

Median household income

$70,033$82,430

Median home value

$494,100$723,800

Median gross rent

$1,627$1,959

Nassau County

Population

83,09894,653

Median household income

$69,943$88,900

Median home value

$230,900$351,100

Median gross rent

$1,046$1,335

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monroe County	Nassau County
Under 5	4.3%	4.7%
5 to 17	11.3%	14.8%
18 to 24	5.6%	6.1%
25 to 34	11.3%	11.2%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.7%
45 to 54	13.9%	12.6%
55 to 64	16.9%	15.5%
65 to 74	14.5%	14.1%
75 and over	9.8%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monroe County	Nassau County
White (non-Hispanic)	64.8%	84.3%
Black or African American	6.7%	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	24.0%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monroe County	Nassau County
No high school diploma	6.7%	7.7%
High school graduate	27.7%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monroe County	Nassau County
Drove alone	65.3%	79.0%
Carpooled	8.1%	5.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.1%
Walked	4.8%	1.0%
Bicycle	5.5%	0.2%
Worked from home	11.2%	13.0%
Other means	4.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monroe County	Nassau County
1-unit, detached	56.9%	66.6%
1-unit, attached	6.9%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	4.8%
20 or more units	9.2%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	17.4%

Poverty & households

	Monroe County	Nassau County
Poverty rate	10.4%	9.2%
Average household size	2.32	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	19	31
Median year structure built	1982	1998