2022 population: 33,577 ( 3,412 from 2010 , 602 from 2020)
Land area: 765.1 square miles
Population density: 43.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	22,236	66.22%	10.5%
Black:	10,228	30.46%	10.1%
Indian:	88	0.26%	54.4%
Asian:	121	0.36%	61.3%
2+ races:	350	1.04%	34.1%
Hispanic:	554	1.65%	56.1%

Total non-White:	11,341	33.78%	6.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,001	14.6
Deaths:	1,348	19.7
Net Migration:	-270	-3.9
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.0

Change in White population:	-2,611	-7.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	-801	-2.2

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
36,989
24,847	67.17%
11,381	30.77%
57	0.15%
75	0.20%
261	0.71%
355	0.96%
12,142	32.83%

2000
38,014
25,832	67.95%
11,652	30.65%
36	0.09%
70	0.18%
153	0.40%
261	0.69%
12,182	32.05%

1990
36,582
25,306	69.18%
11,034	30.16%
63	0.17%
17	0.05%
n/a
162	0.44%
11,276	30.82%

1980
36,404
25,502	70.05%
10,690	29.36%
5	0.01%
10	0.03%
n/a
197	0.54%
10,902	29.95%

1970
34,043
23,636	69.43%
10,376	30.48%
7	0.02%
2	0.01%
n/a
21	0.06%
10,407	30.57%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
4,781	12.6
3,666	9.6
-2,027	-5.3
-3	-0.0

-985	-2.6
-40	-0.1

Number	Rate
1990's
5,364	14.7
3,946	10.8
395	1.1
55	0.2

526	1.4
906	2.5

Number	Rate
1980's
5,971	16.4
3,933	10.8
-1,643	-4.5
n/a

-196	-0.5
374	1.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-980	-2.9
n/a

1,866	5.5
495	1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Monroe County, MS

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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
41.4
7,713	23.0%
25,864	77.0%
6,689	19.9%

13,410
2.51

9,090	67.8%
6,534	71.9%
981	10.8%
4,320	32.2%

2010
Number	Percent
39.5
9,082	24.6%
27,907	75.4%
5,830	15.8%

14,485
2.53

10,234	70.7%
6,953	67.9%
1,358	13.3%
4,251	29.3%

2000
Number	Percent
36.0
10,357	27.2%
27,657	72.8%
5,245	13.8%

14,601
2.58

10,701	73.3%
7,697	71.9%
1,416	13.2%
3,900	26.7%

1990
Number	Percent
32.6
10,577	28.9%
26,005	71.1%
5,196	14.2%

13,326
2.72

10,243	76.9%
7,885	77.0%
1,275	12.4%
3,083	23.1%

1980
Number	Percent
29.5
11,848	32.5%
24,556	67.5%
4,681	12.9%

12,198
2.96

9,720	79.7%
8,019	82.5%
769	7.9%
2,478	20.3%

2022 Housing Data for Monroe County, MS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	950	7.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	774	5.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	828	6.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	905	6.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	686	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	658	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	513	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	542	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	681	5.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,071	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,211	9.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,608	12.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,032	7.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	805	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	699	5.2%
$200,000 or more	447	3.3%

Median Household Income	51,190
Per Capita Income	27,619

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	94
Compared to U.S.	69

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	828	6.2%
Public Assistance	401	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,754	13.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	12,504	61.6%
Unemployed	767	3.8%
In Armed Forces	7	0.0%

Total Labor Force	13,278	65.4%
Not in Labor Force	7,031	34.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		38.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	5,737	4,612	55.4%
Non-Profit	177	472	27.3%
Self-Employed	615	428	59.0%

Local Government	445	361	55.2%
State Government	279	317	46.8%
Federal Government	84	92	47.7%

Total Private + Self	6,352	5,040	55.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	985	1,242	44.2%
Total	7,337	6,282	53.9%

Pct. Govt.	11.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,173	8.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,723	20.0%
Professional, Technical	2,399	17.6%
Service Occupations	2,079	15.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	36	0.3%
All others	5,247	38.5%

White Collar		46.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	4,135	30.4%
Health care and social assistance	2,016	14.8%
Retail trade	1,388	10.2%
Accommodation and food services	974	7.2%
Construction	905	6.6%
Educational services	825	6.1%
Transportation and warehousing	695	5.1%
Other services	519	3.8%
Public administration	429	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	359	2.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	266	2.0%
Finance and insurance	233	1.7%
Utilities	202	1.5%
Wholesale trade	198	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	177	1.3%
Information	86	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	80	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	70	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	64	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	352	1.03%
Puerto Rican	29	0.08%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	129	0.38%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	90	0.26%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	39	0.11%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	94	0.28%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	31,760	98.6%
Spanish	321	1.0%
Vietnamese	94	0.3%
Tagalog	23	0.1%
Other	16	0.0%
Arabic	6	0.0%
Other Asian	4	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	5,578	16.3%
American	2,817	8.2%
Irish	2,444	7.2%
German	1,486	4.3%
Scottish	342	1.0%
European	241	0.7%
Scandinavian	239	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	236	0.7%
French	220	0.6%
Welsh	185	0.5%
Polish	168	0.5%
African	134	0.4%
Italian	95	0.3%
British	87	0.3%
Eastern European	74	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	34,026	99.6%
Not a citizen	142	0.4%

Native	33,849	99.1%
Foreign-born	319	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,464	6.2%	2,108	8.9%	9,549	40.3%	6,745	28.5%	2,478	10.5%	1,327	5.6%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,464	6.2%
9-12 Years	2,108	8.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	9,549	40.3%
Some College	6,745	28.5%
Bach. Degree	2,478	10.5%
Grad Degree	1,327	5.6%
Average years of education: 12.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	18,013	16,608	1,405	7.8%	7.6%
1991	17,277	15,617	1,660	9.6%	8.4%
1992	16,693	15,267	1,426	8.5%	8.0%
1993	16,875	15,724	1,151	6.8%	6.7%
1994	17,066	16,044	1,022	6.0%	6.3%
1995	17,072	15,480	1,592	9.3%	6.2%
1996	16,052	14,275	1,777	11.1%	6.0%
1997	15,747	14,107	1,640	10.4%	5.7%
1998	15,318	13,761	1,557	10.2%	5.3%
1999	15,226	14,114	1,112	7.3%	5.1%

2000	17,639	16,412	1,227	7.0%	5.3%
2001	17,064	15,718	1,346	7.9%	5.5%
2002	16,691	15,361	1,330	8.0%	6.4%
2003	16,902	15,580	1,322	7.8%	6.1%
2004	17,247	15,946	1,301	7.5%	6.1%
2005	17,200	15,797	1,403	8.2%	7.6%
2006	16,514	15,129	1,385	8.4%	6.4%
2007	16,416	14,893	1,523	9.3%	6.2%
2008	15,711	14,175	1,536	9.8%	6.7%
2009	15,472	13,363	2,109	13.6%	9.4%

2010	16,319	14,231	2,088	12.8%	10.1%
2011	16,607	14,651	1,956	11.8%	9.8%
2012	16,305	14,536	1,769	10.8%	8.8%
2013	15,510	13,693	1,817	11.7%	8.5%
2014	15,418	13,848	1,570	10.2%	7.6%
2015	15,439	14,285	1,154	7.5%	6.5%
2016	15,569	14,567	1,002	6.4%	5.9%
2017	15,560	14,737	823	5.3%	5.2%
2018	15,429	14,653	776	5.0%	5.0%
2019	15,667	14,800	867	5.5%	5.5%

2020	15,692	14,297	1,395	8.9%	8.1%
2021	15,797	14,989	808	5.1%	5.5%
2022	15,582	14,963	619	4.0%	3.9%
2023	14,548	13,992	556	3.8%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	16,739
Median Value	$109,500

Occupied	13,410	80.1%
Vacant	3,329	19.9%

Owned	10,135	75.6%
Rented	3,275	24.4%
Median Rent	$724

Single-Family Units	11,697	69.9%
Detached	11,649	69.6%
Attached	48	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	402	2.4%
Mobile Homes	3,516	21.0%

Monroe County, MS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Monroe County, MS

2022 Housing Data for Monroe County, MS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Monroe County, MS

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Monroe County, MS

Historical Labor Force Data for Monroe County, MS