Monroe County vs Noble County

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

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

Noble County has the higher population (14,252 vs 13,308 in Monroe County). Monroe County has the higher median household income ($58,962 vs $55,360 in Noble County). Noble County has the higher median home value ($149,300 vs $132,000 in Monroe County).

Population, income & housing

	Monroe County	Noble County
Population	13,308	14,252
Median age	46.0 yrs	51.3 yrs
Median household income	$58,962	$55,360
Median home value	$132,000	$149,300
Median gross rent	$626	$730
Housing units	7,147	5,797
Homeownership rate	82.4%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	13.7%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monroe County	Noble County
Population	13,942 → 13,308 (-4.5%)	14,416 → 14,252 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$45,289 → $58,962 (+30.2%)	$46,897 → $55,360 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$110,000 → $132,000 (+20.0%)	$100,500 → $149,300 (+48.6%)
Median gross rent	$593 → $626 (+5.6%)	$653 → $730 (+11.8%)

Monroe County

Population

13,94213,308

Median household income

$45,289$58,962

Median home value

$110,000$132,000

Median gross rent

$593$626

Noble County

Population

14,41614,252

Median household income

$46,897$55,360

Median home value

$100,500$149,300

Median gross rent

$653$730

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monroe County	Noble County
Under 5	4.8%	4.9%
5 to 17	15.7%	13.4%
18 to 24	7.2%	5.0%
25 to 34	10.1%	11.2%
35 to 44	11.3%	9.7%
45 to 54	12.5%	10.9%
55 to 64	14.9%	17.5%
65 to 74	13.7%	16.3%
75 and over	9.7%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monroe County	Noble County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.5%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.0%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monroe County	Noble County
No high school diploma	10.0%	14.7%
High school graduate	50.7%	50.2%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monroe County	Noble County
Drove alone	83.6%	84.7%
Carpooled	8.8%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	2.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	4.1%
Other means	0.8%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monroe County	Noble County
1-unit, detached	76.1%	73.7%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	3.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	18.7%	18.4%

Poverty & households

	Monroe County	Noble County
Poverty rate	15.1%	11.7%
Average household size	2.39	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	34	24
Median year structure built	1974	1979