Monroe County vs Worth County

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

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

Monroe County has the higher population (7,546 vs 7,380 in Worth County). Worth County has the higher median household income ($76,875 vs $72,518 in Monroe County). Worth County has the higher median home value ($142,300 vs $135,900 in Monroe County).

Population, income & housing

	Monroe County	Worth County
Population	7,546	7,380
Median age	42.1 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$72,518	$76,875
Median home value	$135,900	$142,300
Median gross rent	$787	$703
Housing units	3,648	3,487
Homeownership rate	83.8%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monroe County	Worth County
Population	7,807 → 7,546 (-3.3%)	7,445 → 7,380 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$58,269 → $72,518 (+24.5%)	$57,130 → $76,875 (+34.6%)
Median home value	$100,200 → $135,900 (+35.6%)	$106,700 → $142,300 (+33.4%)
Median gross rent	$566 → $787 (+39.0%)	$591 → $703 (+19.0%)

Monroe County

Population

7,8077,546

Median household income

$58,269$72,518

Median home value

$100,200$135,900

Median gross rent

$566$787

Worth County

Population

7,4457,380

Median household income

$57,130$76,875

Median home value

$106,700$142,300

Median gross rent

$591$703

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monroe County	Worth County
Under 5	6.1%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.0%	14.9%
18 to 24	7.8%	6.7%
25 to 34	10.4%	11.2%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.9%
55 to 64	14.9%	14.8%
65 to 74	11.6%	12.8%
75 and over	8.2%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monroe County	Worth County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	93.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monroe County	Worth County
No high school diploma	5.4%	5.8%
High school graduate	41.3%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monroe County	Worth County
Drove alone	83.7%	76.4%
Carpooled	5.9%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	2.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	11.2%
Other means	0.5%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monroe County	Worth County
1-unit, detached	76.6%	89.4%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	3.4%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	12.2%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Monroe County	Worth County
Poverty rate	9.2%	7.3%
Average household size	2.47	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	1972	1949