Monroe County, Indiana

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 139,822
Median household income: $63,372
Median home value: $261,700

Home to 139,822 residents, Monroe County is one of Indiana's counties. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. At $63,372, its median household income sits below Indiana's $70,051.

From 2019 to 2023, Monroe County's population declined 4.5% from 146,461 to 139,822, while its median household income rose 27.2% from $49,839 to $63,372.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 81.6% of the population. 65.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 139,822
Median age: 31.4 yrs
Median household income: $63,372
Median home value: $261,700
Median gross rent: $1,151
Housing units: 64,850
Homeownership rate: 54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

146,461139,822

Median household income

$49,839$63,372

Median home value

$175,600$261,700

Median gross rent

$920$1,151

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	146,461	$49,839	$175,600	$920
2020	147,318	$52,229	$189,900	$949
2021	140,189	$54,096	$202,400	$993
2022	140,065	$60,308	$240,600	$1,105
2023	139,822	$63,372	$261,700	$1,151

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 2424.6%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,896	4.2%
5 to 17	16,429	11.7%
18 to 24	34,393	24.6%
25 to 34	19,526	14.0%
35 to 44	15,788	11.3%
45 to 54	13,535	9.7%
55 to 64	14,367	10.3%
65 to 74	11,814	8.4%
75 and over	8,074	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	114,157	81.6%
Black or African American	4,888	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	41	0.0%
Asian	9,258	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	354	0.3%
Two or more races	4,682	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,441	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate21.4%

Some college or associate's24.3%

Bachelor's degree23.6%

Graduate or professional degree25.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,299	5.2%
High school graduate	17,806	21.4%
Some college or associate's	20,178	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	19,639	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	21,182	25.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone65.8%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit2.1%

Walked6.3%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home14.4%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	44,867	65.8%
Carpooled	6,274	9.2%
Public transit	1,447	2.1%
Walked	4,318	6.3%
Bicycle	760	1.1%
Worked from home	9,836	14.4%
Other means	652	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	22,692	38.9%
15 to 29 min	24,496	42.0%
30 to 44 min	6,727	11.5%
45 to 59 min	1,361	2.3%
60+ min	3,042	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 20.2% (25,256 of 125,252)

	Count	Share
Family households	28,851	49.5%
Nonfamily households	29,413	50.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	58,264	89.8%
Vacant	6,586	10.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	31,949	54.8%
Renter-occupied	26,315	45.2%

1-unit, detached54.0%

1-unit, attached6.2%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units17.3%

20 or more units10.2%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	34,990	54.0%
1-unit, attached	3,990	6.2%
2 to 4 units	4,902	7.6%
5 to 19 units	11,251	17.3%
20 or more units	6,603	10.2%
Mobile home & other	3,114	4.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 18105
State: Indiana
Land area: 395 sq mi
Water area: 17 sq mi
Center point: 39.1607, -86.5233