Monroe County, Pennsylvania

15 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 167,784
Median household income: $82,374
Median home value: $241,200

Monroe County is a county in Pennsylvania with a population of 167,784. 15 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $82,374 is above the Pennsylvania median ($76,081).

From 2019 to 2023, Monroe County's population held roughly steady from 168,032 to 167,784, while its median household income rose 28.8% from $63,934 to $82,374.

Owners occupy 79.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 167,784
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $82,374
Median home value: $241,200
Median gross rent: $1,347
Housing units: 79,458
Homeownership rate: 79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

168,032167,784

Median household income

$63,934$82,374

Median home value

$168,000$241,200

Median gross rent

$1,108$1,347

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	168,032	$63,934	$168,000	$1,108
2020	168,824	$68,734	$173,800	$1,154
2021	168,128	$72,679	$182,000	$1,229
2022	168,128	$80,656	$221,100	$1,311
2023	167,784	$82,374	$241,200	$1,347

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,806	4.7%
5 to 17	24,645	14.7%
18 to 24	15,590	9.3%
25 to 34	19,333	11.5%
35 to 44	18,925	11.3%
45 to 54	22,311	13.3%
55 to 64	27,444	16.4%
65 to 74	19,952	11.9%
75 and over	11,778	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	102,633	61.2%
Black or African American	21,849	13.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	164	0.1%
Asian	4,238	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.0%
Some other race	2,343	1.4%
Two or more races	6,851	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29,702	17.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate35.5%

Some college or associate's27.0%

Bachelor's degree17.4%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,596	9.7%
High school graduate	42,466	35.5%
Some college or associate's	32,297	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	20,846	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12,538	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone74.2%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit3.3%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	57,068	74.2%
Carpooled	7,592	9.9%
Public transit	2,523	3.3%
Walked	964	1.3%
Bicycle	40	0.1%
Worked from home	7,635	9.9%
Other means	1,100	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,616	21.1%
15 to 29 min	20,274	29.3%
30 to 44 min	12,845	18.5%
45 to 59 min	7,178	10.4%
60+ min	14,374	20.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 11.3% (18,566 of 164,816)

	Count	Share
Family households	42,869	70.8%
Nonfamily households	17,693	29.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	60,562	76.2%
Vacant	18,896	23.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	48,164	79.5%
Renter-occupied	12,398	20.5%

1-unit, detached82.4%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	65,495	82.4%
1-unit, attached	3,802	4.8%
2 to 4 units	4,444	5.6%
5 to 19 units	1,674	2.1%
20 or more units	1,335	1.7%
Mobile home & other	2,708	3.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 42089
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 608 sq mi
Water area: 8.75 sq mi
Center point: 41.0562, -75.3291