2022 population: 155,609 ( 3,588 from 2010 , 797 from 2020)
Land area: 549.4 square miles
Population density: 283.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	140,083	90.02%	0.4%
Black:	4,411	2.83%	40.3%
Indian:	455	0.29%	14.6%
Asian:	1,092	0.70%	26.8%
2+ races:	2,911	1.87%	28.5%
Hispanic:	6,657	4.28%	42.6%

Total non-White:	15,526	9.98%	36.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,508	11.3
Deaths:	4,029	13.0
Net Migration:	1,141	3.7
Net Immigration:	141	0.5

Change in White population:	-526	-0.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,114	2.7

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
152,021
140,609	92.49%
3,144	2.07%
397	0.26%
861	0.57%
2,265	1.49%
4,667	3.07%
11,412	7.51%

2000
145,945
137,391	94.14%
2,686	1.84%
351	0.24%
685	0.47%
1,620	1.11%
3,110	2.13%
8,554	5.86%

1990
133,600
128,382	96.09%
2,256	1.69%
518	0.39%
416	0.31%
n/a
2,028	1.52%
5,218	3.91%

1980
134,659
130,300	96.76%
2,208	1.64%
337	0.25%
333	0.25%
n/a
1,456	1.08%
4,359	3.24%

1970
118,479
114,432	96.58%
2,007	1.69%
75	0.06%
64	0.05%
n/a
1,822	1.54%
4,047	3.42%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
16,183	11.1
11,347	7.8
1,898	1.3
941	0.6

3,218	2.2
2,858	2.0

Number	Rate
1990's
17,932	13.4
10,891	8.2
6,109	4.6
304	0.2

9,009	6.7
3,336	2.5

Number	Rate
1980's
18,938	14.1
9,569	7.1
-9,836	-7.3
n/a

-1,918	-1.4
859	0.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
2,714	2.3
n/a

15,868	13.4
312	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Monroe County, MI

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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
42.6
32,602	21.0%
123,007	79.0%
29,207	18.8%

62,240
2.46

40,613	65.3%
31,673	78.0%
2,968	7.3%
21,627	34.7%

2010
Number	Percent
40.3
36,677	24.1%
115,344	75.9%
20,392	13.4%

58,230
2.59

41,826	71.8%
32,432	77.5%
3,576	8.5%
16,404	28.2%

2000
Number	Percent
36.0
39,819	27.3%
106,126	72.7%
16,215	11.1%

53,850
2.68

40,223	74.7%
32,933	81.9%
3,002	7.5%
13,627	25.3%

1990
Number	Percent
32.1
38,299	28.7%
95,301	71.3%
13,797	10.3%

46,521
2.84

36,412	78.3%
30,357	83.4%
2,673	7.3%
10,109	21.7%

1980
Number	Percent
27.8
44,855	33.3%
89,804	66.7%
11,277	8.4%

43,301
3.08

35,469	81.9%
30,546	86.1%
2,613	7.4%
7,832	18.1%

2022 Housing Data for Monroe County, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,264	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,167	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,035	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,376	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,282	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,814	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,340	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,394	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,053	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,644	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,682	10.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,506	13.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,675	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,646	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,734	9.2%
$200,000 or more	4,628	7.4%

Median Household Income	72,573
Per Capita Income	37,704

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	102
Compared to U.S.	86

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,033	4.9%
Public Assistance	1,481	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,459	12.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	64,554	69.4%
Unemployed	3,853	4.1%
In Armed Forces	46	0.0%

Total Labor Force	68,453	73.6%
Not in Labor Force	24,502	26.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	30,143	22,394	57.4%
Non-Profit	1,876	4,681	28.6%
Self-Employed	2,840	1,727	62.2%

Local Government	1,864	2,848	39.6%
State Government	647	991	39.5%
Federal Government	583	323	64.3%

Total Private + Self	32,983	24,121	57.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,970	8,843	36.0%
Total	37,953	32,964	53.5%

Pct. Govt.	10.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,893	12.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	12,803	18.0%
Professional, Technical	15,241	21.5%
Service Occupations	11,411	16.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	268	0.4%
All others	22,691	31.9%

White Collar		52.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	14,752	20.8%
Health care and social assistance	11,090	15.6%
Retail trade	6,941	9.8%
Educational services	5,635	7.9%
Construction	5,238	7.4%
Accommodation and food services	4,885	6.9%
Transportation and warehousing	3,839	5.4%
Other services	3,297	4.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,100	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,351	3.3%
Public administration	2,041	2.9%
Finance and insurance	1,732	2.4%
Utilities	1,429	2.0%
Wholesale trade	1,339	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,032	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	856	1.2%
Information	742	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	568	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	143	0.2%
Management	29	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,184	2.70%
Puerto Rican	671	0.43%
Cuban	228	0.15%
Dominican	2	0.00%

Total Central American	392	0.25%
Costa Rican	35	0.02%
Guatemalan	76	0.05%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	236	0.15%
Panamanian	40	0.03%
Salvadoran	5	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	101	0.07%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	7	0.00%
Colombian	34	0.02%
Ecuadorian	26	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	34	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	556	0.36%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	123	0.08%
Indian	87	0.06%
Korean	74	0.05%
Hmong	62	0.04%
Vietnamese	62	0.04%
Chinese	51	0.03%
Japanese	44	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	141,816	96.5%
Spanish	2,047	1.4%
Other Indo-European	927	0.6%
Other	354	0.2%
German, other Germanic	349	0.2%
Arabic	338	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	269	0.2%
Tagalog	210	0.1%
Other Asian	207	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	39,944	25.8%
Irish	17,432	11.3%
English	17,430	11.3%
Polish	14,887	9.6%
French	10,671	6.9%
American	10,226	6.6%
Italian	7,962	5.1%
French Canadian	3,077	2.0%
Hungarian	2,843	1.8%
Scottish	2,821	1.8%
European	2,471	1.6%
Dutch	2,154	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	1,277	0.8%
Swedish	1,172	0.8%
Belgian	1,060	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	153,474	99.1%
Not a citizen	1,349	0.9%

Native	151,311	97.7%
Foreign-born	3,512	2.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,978	1.8%	7,179	6.5%	36,697	33.4%	39,236	35.7%	15,952	14.5%	8,890	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,978	1.8%
9-12 Years	7,179	6.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	36,697	33.4%
Some College	39,236	35.7%
Bach. Degree	15,952	14.5%
Grad Degree	8,890	8.1%
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	67,709	62,547	5,162	7.6%	7.7%
1991	66,778	59,971	6,807	10.2%	9.3%
1992	66,092	59,831	6,261	9.5%	9.1%
1993	66,757	61,391	5,366	8.0%	7.3%
1994	67,520	63,538	3,982	5.9%	6.1%
1995	68,498	64,923	3,575	5.2%	5.3%
1996	69,133	66,430	2,703	3.9%	4.9%
1997	71,285	68,691	2,594	3.6%	4.3%
1998	72,558	70,400	2,158	3.0%	4.0%
1999	74,665	72,515	2,150	2.9%	3.8%

2000	77,244	74,707	2,537	3.3%	3.6%
2001	77,758	74,189	3,569	4.6%	5.2%
2002	76,866	72,885	3,981	5.2%	6.2%
2003	77,153	72,511	4,642	6.0%	7.1%
2004	77,210	72,550	4,660	6.0%	7.0%
2005	77,968	73,159	4,809	6.2%	6.8%
2006	78,614	73,316	5,298	6.7%	7.0%
2007	77,280	72,035	5,245	6.8%	7.1%
2008	75,842	69,306	6,536	8.6%	8.2%
2009	74,223	63,688	10,535	14.2%	13.1%

2010	74,925	66,399	8,526	11.4%	12.2%
2011	73,512	66,833	6,679	9.1%	10.0%
2012	73,897	68,251	5,646	7.6%	9.0%
2013	74,666	69,210	5,456	7.3%	8.7%
2014	76,222	71,563	4,659	6.1%	7.2%
2015	76,585	73,051	3,534	4.6%	5.4%
2016	76,614	73,276	3,338	4.4%	5.0%
2017	76,078	72,490	3,588	4.7%	4.6%
2018	76,065	72,871	3,194	4.2%	4.2%
2019	75,785	72,901	2,884	3.8%	4.1%

2020	74,397	67,764	6,633	8.9%	9.9%
2021	72,122	67,771	4,351	6.0%	5.8%
2022	74,453	70,861	3,592	4.8%	4.2%
2023	77,534	74,284	3,250	4.2%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	65,946
Median Value	$202,200

Occupied	62,240	94.4%
Vacant	3,706	5.6%

Owned	50,266	80.8%
Rented	11,974	19.2%
Median Rent	$996

Single-Family Units	52,722	79.9%
Detached	51,338	77.8%
Attached	1,384	2.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,664	8.6%
Mobile Homes	5,245	8.0%

Monroe County, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Monroe County, MI

2022 Housing Data for Monroe County, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Monroe County, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Monroe County, MI

Historical Labor Force Data for Monroe County, MI