Monroe County vs Paulding County

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

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

Paulding County has the higher population (18,800 vs 13,308 in Monroe County). Paulding County has the higher median household income ($68,167 vs $58,962 in Monroe County). Monroe County has the higher median home value ($132,000 vs $126,800 in Paulding County).

Population, income & housing

	Monroe County	Paulding County
Population	13,308	18,800
Median age	46.0 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,962	$68,167
Median home value	$132,000	$126,800
Median gross rent	$626	$750
Housing units	7,147	8,533
Homeownership rate	82.4%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monroe County	Paulding County
Population	13,942 → 13,308 (-4.5%)	18,809 → 18,800 (-0.0%)
Median household income	$45,289 → $58,962 (+30.2%)	$55,330 → $68,167 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$110,000 → $132,000 (+20.0%)	$97,000 → $126,800 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$593 → $626 (+5.6%)	$704 → $750 (+6.5%)

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

Paulding County

Population

18,80918,800

Median household income

$55,330$68,167

Median home value

$97,000$126,800

Median gross rent

$704$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monroe County	Paulding County
Under 5	4.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	15.7%	18.2%
18 to 24	7.2%	7.1%
25 to 34	10.1%	10.9%
35 to 44	11.3%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.0%
55 to 64	14.9%	14.9%
65 to 74	13.7%	11.6%
75 and over	9.7%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monroe County	Paulding County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monroe County	Paulding County
No high school diploma	10.0%	9.6%
High school graduate	50.7%	44.2%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monroe County	Paulding County
Drove alone	83.6%	85.8%
Carpooled	8.8%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	3.8%
Other means	0.8%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monroe County	Paulding County
1-unit, detached	76.1%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	1.6%
20 or more units	1.5%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	18.7%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Monroe County	Paulding County
Poverty rate	15.1%	9.6%
Average household size	2.39	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	34	24
Median year structure built	1974	1969