2022 population: 167,198 ( 2,644 from 2010 , 1,125 from 2020)
Land area: 608.4 square miles
Population density: 274.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	103,388	61.84%	13.7%
Black:	23,990	14.35%	17.2%
Indian:	406	0.24%	13.4%
Asian:	4,398	2.63%	27.3%
2+ races:	3,601	2.15%	18.6%
Hispanic:	31,415	18.79%	41.0%

Total non-White:	63,810	38.16%	27.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,132	9.3
Deaths:	4,095	12.2
Net Migration:	-474	-1.4
Net Immigration:	188	0.6

Change in White population:	-16,353	-9.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	13,709	8.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
169,842
119,741	70.50%
20,461	12.05%
358	0.21%
3,455	2.03%
3,036	1.79%
22,288	13.12%
50,101	29.50%

2000
138,687
117,592	84.79%
7,902	5.70%
258	0.19%
1,548	1.12%
1,963	1.42%
9,195	6.63%
21,095	15.21%

1990
95,709
91,043	95.12%
1,582	1.65%
143	0.15%
573	0.60%
n/a
2,368	2.47%
4,666	4.88%

1980
69,409
67,575	97.36%
808	1.16%
14	0.02%
271	0.39%
n/a
732	1.05%
1,834	2.64%

1970
45,422
44,689	98.39%
616	1.36%
8	0.02%
62	0.14%
n/a
0	0.00%
733	1.61%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
14,663	10.6
11,060	8.0
23,172	16.7
1,413	1.0

2,149	1.5
29,006	20.9

Number	Rate
1990's
14,465	15.1
9,426	9.8
29,874	31.2
940	1.0

26,549	27.7
16,429	17.2

Number	Rate
1980's
10,283	14.8
7,212	10.4
23,869	34.4
n/a

23,468	33.8
2,832	4.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
21,909	48.2
n/a

22,886	50.4
1,101	2.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Monroe County, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.5
32,686	19.5%
134,512	80.5%
30,720	18.4%

59,113
2.80

42,191	71.4%
31,975	75.8%
3,395	8.0%
16,922	28.6%

2010
Number	Percent
40.3
40,574	23.9%
129,268	76.1%
21,701	12.8%

61,091
2.72

44,161	72.3%
34,049	77.1%
3,957	9.0%
16,930	27.7%

2000
Number	Percent
37.2
36,933	26.6%
101,754	73.4%
16,910	12.2%

49,508
2.72

36,602	73.9%
30,350	82.9%
2,459	6.7%
12,906	26.1%

1990
Number	Percent
34.0
23,746	24.8%
71,963	75.2%
12,514	13.1%

34,343
2.68

26,174	76.2%
22,694	86.7%
1,170	4.5%
8,169	23.8%

1980
Number	Percent
32.6
17,885	25.8%
51,524	74.2%
9,026	13.0%

25,146
2.67

18,833	74.9%
16,666	88.5%
949	5.0%
6,313	25.1%

2022 Housing Data for Monroe County, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,565	4.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,791	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,906	3.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,041	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,052	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,894	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,855	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,107	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,114	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,005	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,349	9.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,192	13.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,611	12.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,861	8.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,043	10.2%
$200,000 or more	4,727	8.0%

Median Household Income	80,656
Per Capita Income	36,277

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	104
Compared to U.S.	96

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,797	6.4%
Public Assistance	1,894	3.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,720	14.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	60,792	68.4%
Unemployed	3,939	4.4%
In Armed Forces	10	0.0%

Total Labor Force	64,741	72.8%
Not in Labor Force	24,181	27.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	31,184	24,567	55.9%
Non-Profit	2,355	4,133	36.3%
Self-Employed	4,105	2,440	62.7%

Local Government	2,921	3,157	48.1%
State Government	1,450	1,217	54.4%
Federal Government	847	642	56.9%

Total Private + Self	35,289	27,007	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,573	9,149	45.3%
Total	42,862	36,156	54.2%

Pct. Govt.	13.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	9,653	12.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	17,152	21.7%
Professional, Technical	17,151	21.7%
Service Occupations	14,689	18.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	112	0.1%
All others	20,523	25.9%

White Collar		55.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	11,079	14.0%
Retail trade	10,356	13.1%
Manufacturing	8,870	11.2%
Educational services	6,610	8.3%
Accommodation and food services	5,944	7.5%
Transportation and warehousing	5,783	7.3%
Construction	5,258	6.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,441	5.6%
Other services	3,775	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,316	4.2%
Public administration	3,062	3.9%
Finance and insurance	3,015	3.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,074	2.6%
Wholesale trade	1,837	2.3%
Information	1,238	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,185	1.5%
Utilities	664	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	464	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	147	0.2%
Management	50	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,168	1.29%
Puerto Rican	14,685	8.73%
Cuban	429	0.26%
Dominican	3,201	1.90%

Total Central American	2,418	1.44%
Costa Rican	49	0.03%
Guatemalan	574	0.34%
Honduran	886	0.53%
Nicaraguan	23	0.01%
Panamanian	250	0.15%
Salvadoran	613	0.36%
Other Central American	23	0.01%

Total South American	5,350	3.18%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	56	0.03%
Chilean	236	0.14%
Colombian	1,195	0.71%
Ecuadorian	2,532	1.51%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	1,116	0.66%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	215	0.13%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,731	1.03%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,562	0.93%
Filipino	626	0.37%
Chinese	512	0.30%
Korean	504	0.30%
Bangladeshi	407	0.24%
Vietnamese	197	0.12%
Japanese	100	0.06%
Thai	18	0.01%
Mongolian	10	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	134,567	83.9%
Spanish	15,081	9.4%
Other Indo-European	3,116	1.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,857	1.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	917	0.6%
German, other Germanic	664	0.4%
Arabic	635	0.4%
Other	565	0.4%
Chinese	543	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	26,268	15.6%
Irish	23,091	13.7%
Italian	20,482	12.2%
Polish	10,711	6.4%
English	9,251	5.5%
American	8,716	5.2%
French	2,621	1.6%
Jamaican	2,302	1.4%
Dutch	1,938	1.2%
Pennsylvania German	1,927	1.1%
Scottish	1,863	1.1%
Russian	1,532	0.9%
Greek	1,530	0.9%
European	1,527	0.9%
Welsh	1,448	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	163,449	97.2%
Not a citizen	4,679	2.8%

Native	150,950	89.8%
Foreign-born	17,178	10.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,589	3.0%	8,416	7.1%	41,978	35.3%	33,270	28.0%	19,037	16.0%	12,513	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,589	3.0%
9-12 Years	8,416	7.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	41,978	35.3%
Some College	33,270	28.0%
Bach. Degree	19,037	16.0%
Grad Degree	12,513	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	49,572	46,114	3,458	7.0%	5.5%
1991	48,731	44,028	4,703	9.7%	6.9%
1992	48,784	43,530	5,254	10.8%	7.5%
1993	48,922	44,181	4,741	9.7%	6.9%
1994	49,762	45,323	4,439	8.9%	6.3%
1995	49,852	45,537	4,315	8.7%	5.9%
1996	50,297	46,180	4,117	8.2%	5.5%
1997	52,050	47,981	4,069	7.8%	5.1%
1998	52,796	49,296	3,500	6.6%	4.7%
1999	53,457	50,126	3,331	6.2%	4.5%

2000	69,470	66,529	2,941	4.2%	4.2%
2001	71,396	68,009	3,387	4.7%	4.8%
2002	73,720	69,505	4,215	5.7%	5.6%
2003	74,144	69,745	4,399	5.9%	5.7%
2004	76,387	72,013	4,374	5.7%	5.4%
2005	78,067	73,719	4,348	5.6%	5.0%
2006	80,193	75,942	4,251	5.3%	4.7%
2007	81,675	77,525	4,150	5.1%	4.6%
2008	83,866	78,825	5,041	6.0%	5.3%
2009	82,852	75,421	7,431	9.0%	8.0%

2010	82,414	74,649	7,765	9.4%	8.2%
2011	81,997	74,214	7,783	9.5%	7.8%
2012	82,207	74,353	7,854	9.6%	7.7%
2013	81,248	73,888	7,360	9.1%	7.1%
2014	79,786	73,695	6,091	7.6%	5.9%
2015	80,817	75,512	5,305	6.6%	5.4%
2016	82,003	76,939	5,064	6.2%	5.3%
2017	82,192	77,296	4,896	6.0%	5.0%
2018	82,390	77,819	4,571	5.5%	4.4%
2019	83,436	78,856	4,580	5.5%	4.5%

2020	81,386	71,996	9,390	11.5%	9.1%
2021	82,205	76,280	5,925	7.2%	6.0%
2022	82,484	77,767	4,717	5.7%	4.4%
2023	82,516	78,822	3,694	4.5%	3.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	79,377
Median Value	$221,100

Occupied	59,113	74.5%
Vacant	20,264	25.5%

Owned	46,524	78.7%
Rented	12,589	21.3%
Median Rent	$1,311

Single-Family Units	69,336	87.4%
Detached	65,512	82.5%
Attached	3,824	4.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2,887	3.6%
Mobile Homes	2,683	3.4%

Monroe County, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Monroe County, PA

2022 Housing Data for Monroe County, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Monroe County, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Monroe County, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Monroe County, PA

Historical Labor Force Data for Monroe County, PA