Clark County vs Monroe County

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

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

Monroe County has the higher population (139,822 vs 122,800 in Clark County). Clark County has the higher median household income ($72,298 vs $63,372 in Monroe County). Monroe County has the higher median home value ($261,700 vs $212,400 in Clark County).

Population, income & housing

	Clark County	Monroe County
Population	122,800	139,822
Median age	39.8 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$72,298	$63,372
Median home value	$212,400	$261,700
Median gross rent	$1,058	$1,151
Housing units	53,854	64,850
Homeownership rate	75.0%	54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%	49.1%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clark County	Monroe County
Population	116,507 → 122,800 (+5.4%)	146,461 → 139,822 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$55,630 → $72,298 (+30.0%)	$49,839 → $63,372 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$142,800 → $212,400 (+48.7%)	$175,600 → $261,700 (+49.0%)
Median gross rent	$845 → $1,058 (+25.2%)	$920 → $1,151 (+25.1%)

Clark County

Population

116,507122,800

Median household income

$55,630$72,298

Median home value

$142,800$212,400

Median gross rent

$845$1,058

Monroe County

Population

146,461139,822

Median household income

$49,839$63,372

Median home value

$175,600$261,700

Median gross rent

$920$1,151

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clark County	Monroe County
Under 5	5.9%	4.2%
5 to 17	16.3%	11.7%
18 to 24	7.9%	24.6%
25 to 34	13.8%	14.0%
35 to 44	13.5%	11.3%
45 to 54	12.9%	9.7%
55 to 64	13.2%	10.3%
65 to 74	10.2%	8.4%
75 and over	6.3%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clark County	Monroe County
White (non-Hispanic)	80.3%	81.6%
Black or African American	6.9%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.7%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clark County	Monroe County
No high school diploma	9.3%	5.2%
High school graduate	33.1%	21.4%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	25.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clark County	Monroe County
Drove alone	79.0%	65.8%
Carpooled	7.9%	9.2%
Public transit	0.3%	2.1%
Walked	1.0%	6.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	1.1%
Worked from home	10.8%	14.4%
Other means	0.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clark County	Monroe County
1-unit, detached	73.2%	54.0%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	17.3%
20 or more units	5.6%	10.2%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Clark County	Monroe County
Poverty rate	9.3%	20.2%
Average household size	2.46	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1981	1986