Monroe County vs Richmond County

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

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

Monroe County has the higher population (754,068 vs 492,734 in Richmond County). Richmond County has the higher median household income ($98,290 vs $74,409 in Monroe County). Richmond County has the higher median home value ($658,500 vs $197,100 in Monroe County).

Population, income & housing

	Monroe County	Richmond County
Population	754,068	492,734
Median age	39.5 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$74,409	$98,290
Median home value	$197,100	$658,500
Median gross rent	$1,126	$1,689
Housing units	337,688	184,074
Homeownership rate	63.5%	67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.2%	35.8%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monroe County	Richmond County
Population	743,341 → 754,068 (+1.4%)	474,893 → 492,734 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$60,075 → $74,409 (+23.9%)	$82,783 → $98,290 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$148,400 → $197,100 (+32.8%)	$504,800 → $658,500 (+30.4%)
Median gross rent	$927 → $1,126 (+21.5%)	$1,319 → $1,689 (+28.1%)

Monroe County

Population

743,341754,068

Median household income

$60,075$74,409

Median home value

$148,400$197,100

Median gross rent

$927$1,126

Richmond County

Population

474,893492,734

Median household income

$82,783$98,290

Median home value

$504,800$658,500

Median gross rent

$1,319$1,689

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monroe County	Richmond County
Under 5	5.3%	5.4%
5 to 17	15.3%	16.3%
18 to 24	9.7%	8.1%
25 to 34	13.8%	13.2%
35 to 44	12.3%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	13.3%
55 to 64	13.7%	14.0%
65 to 74	10.7%	10.1%
75 and over	7.6%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monroe County	Richmond County
White (non-Hispanic)	68.4%	56.6%
Black or African American	13.8%	9.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	3.7%	12.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.9%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	19.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monroe County	Richmond County
No high school diploma	8.2%	11.5%
High school graduate	22.9%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	18.4%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monroe County	Richmond County
Drove alone	72.9%	52.7%
Carpooled	7.6%	9.2%
Public transit	1.8%	24.3%
Walked	2.4%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	13.7%	9.5%
Other means	1.2%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monroe County	Richmond County
1-unit, detached	62.1%	34.5%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	25.6%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	26.3%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	3.4%
20 or more units	8.4%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Monroe County	Richmond County
Poverty rate	13.1%	10.9%
Average household size	2.30	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	20	43
Median year structure built	1965	1974