2022 population: 7,550 ( 420 from 2010 , 24 from 2020)
Land area: 433.7 square miles
Population density: 17.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,142	94.60%	7.0%
Black:	59	0.78%	168.2%
Indian:	18	0.24%	80.0%
Asian:	36	0.48%	24.1%
2+ races:	108	1.43%	74.2%
Hispanic:	187	2.48%	10.7%

Total non-White:	408	5.40%	39.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	205	13.5
Deaths:	267	17.6
Net Migration:	35	2.3
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-535	-6.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	115	1.4

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
7,970
7,677	96.32%
22	0.28%
10	0.13%
29	0.36%
62	0.78%
169	2.12%
293	3.68%

2000
8,016
7,864	98.10%
16	0.20%
26	0.32%
32	0.40%
36	0.45%
40	0.50%
152	1.90%

1990
8,114
7,966	98.18%
70	0.86%
51	0.63%
27	0.33%
n/a
0	0.00%
148	1.82%

1980
9,209
9,137	99.22%
6	0.07%
22	0.24%
23	0.25%
n/a
21	0.23%
72	0.78%

1970
9,357
9,323	99.64%
23	0.25%
2	0.02%
2	0.02%
n/a
8	0.09%
34	0.36%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
822	10.3
924	11.5
-329	-4.1
11	0.1

-187	-2.3
141	1.8

Number	Rate
1990's
974	12.0
1,048	12.9
-81	-1.0
8	0.1

-102	-1.3
4	0.0

Number	Rate
1980's
1,118	12.1
1,206	13.1
-975	-10.6
n/a

-1,171	-12.7
76	0.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-262	-2.8
n/a

-186	-2.0
38	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Monroe County, IA

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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
41.5
1,805	23.9%
5,745	76.1%
1,480	19.6%

3,032
2.45

1,823	60.1%
1,468	80.5%
178	9.8%
1,209	39.9%

2010
Number	Percent
42.1
1,925	24.2%
6,045	75.8%
1,482	18.6%

3,213
2.44

2,195	68.3%
1,775	80.9%
150	6.8%
1,018	31.7%

2000
Number	Percent
39.6
2,037	25.4%
5,979	74.6%
1,574	19.6%

3,222
2.43

2,215	68.7%
1,869	84.4%
177	8.0%
1,007	31.3%

1990
Number	Percent
37.6
2,073	25.5%
6,041	74.5%
1,672	20.6%

3,180
2.49

2,248	70.7%
1,902	84.6%
118	5.2%
932	29.3%

1980
Number	Percent
34.4
2,494	27.1%
6,715	72.9%
1,694	18.4%

3,537
2.57

2,553	72.2%
2,304	90.2%
84	3.3%
984	27.8%

2022 Housing Data for Monroe County, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	137	4.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	182	6.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	65	2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	118	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	157	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	110	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	88	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	101	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	83	2.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	294	9.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	172	5.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	626	20.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	341	11.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	301	9.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	112	3.7%
$200,000 or more	145	4.8%

Median Household Income	76,324
Per Capita Income	35,392

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	90
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	170	5.6%
Public Assistance	22	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	325	10.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,361	74.6%
Unemployed	121	2.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,482	77.3%
Not in Labor Force	1,025	22.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,196	1,004	54.4%
Non-Profit	38	221	14.7%
Self-Employed	300	142	67.9%

Local Government	298	232	56.2%
State Government	7	87	7.4%
Federal Government	3	40	7.0%

Total Private + Self	1,496	1,146	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	346	580	37.4%
Total	1,842	1,726	51.6%

Pct. Govt.	18.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	498	13.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	701	19.5%
Professional, Technical	861	23.9%
Service Occupations	417	11.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	71	2.0%
All others	1,127	31.3%

White Collar		57.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	820	22.8%
Health care and social assistance	506	14.0%
Educational services	431	12.0%
Retail trade	421	11.7%
Construction	223	6.2%
Finance and insurance	189	5.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	160	4.4%
Public administration	147	4.1%
Transportation and warehousing	146	4.1%
Other services	112	3.1%
Accommodation and food services	84	2.3%
Information	66	1.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	62	1.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	57	1.6%
Utilities	46	1.3%
Wholesale trade	42	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	36	1.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	26	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	23	0.6%
Management	7	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	24	0.32%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	24	0.32%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
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	%
Filipino	2	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,915	97.2%
German, other Germanic	97	1.4%
Spanish	47	0.7%
Other Asian	31	0.4%
Vietnamese	26	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,593	21.0%
Irish	1,476	19.5%
English	927	12.2%
American	390	5.1%
Dutch	334	4.4%
Italian	330	4.4%
Swedish	150	2.0%
European	130	1.7%
French	113	1.5%
Turkish	108	1.4%
Polish	102	1.3%
Welsh	94	1.2%
Russian	90	1.2%
Czech	73	1.0%
British	66	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,574	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	7,451	98.4%
Foreign-born	123	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
133	2.6%	229	4.4%	2,066	39.7%	1,596	30.7%	962	18.5%	217	4.2%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	133	2.6%
9-12 Years	229	4.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,066	39.7%
Some College	1,596	30.7%
Bach. Degree	962	18.5%
Grad Degree	217	4.2%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,748	3,539	209	5.6%	4.4%
1991	3,910	3,678	232	5.9%	4.7%
1992	3,978	3,770	208	5.2%	4.5%
1993	4,094	3,884	210	5.1%	4.1%
1994	4,203	4,034	169	4.0%	3.6%
1995	4,319	4,122	197	4.6%	3.5%
1996	4,223	4,043	180	4.3%	3.6%
1997	4,223	4,051	172	4.1%	3.1%
1998	4,214	4,081	133	3.2%	2.8%
1999	4,184	4,056	128	3.1%	2.7%

2000	3,905	3,783	122	3.1%	2.7%
2001	3,832	3,665	167	4.4%	3.3%
2002	3,723	3,539	184	4.9%	4.0%
2003	3,486	3,290	196	5.6%	4.4%
2004	3,736	3,538	198	5.3%	4.5%
2005	3,870	3,674	196	5.1%	4.3%
2006	4,208	4,041	167	4.0%	3.7%
2007	4,179	4,006	173	4.1%	3.7%
2008	4,223	4,036	187	4.4%	4.1%
2009	4,310	3,983	327	7.6%	6.4%

2010	4,087	3,787	300	7.3%	6.1%
2011	4,052	3,775	277	6.8%	5.6%
2012	3,996	3,764	232	5.8%	5.1%
2013	4,032	3,801	231	5.7%	4.7%
2014	4,076	3,870	206	5.1%	4.2%
2015	4,038	3,860	178	4.4%	3.7%
2016	3,978	3,796	182	4.6%	3.6%
2017	3,905	3,757	148	3.8%	3.1%
2018	3,926	3,808	118	3.0%	2.6%
2019	4,065	3,940	125	3.1%	2.8%

2020	3,938	3,734	204	5.2%	5.3%
2021	3,979	3,831	148	3.7%	3.8%
2022	4,051	3,937	114	2.8%	2.7%
2023	4,171	4,056	115	2.8%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,660
Median Value	$128,000

Occupied	3,032	82.8%
Vacant	628	17.2%

Owned	2,500	82.5%
Rented	532	17.5%
Median Rent	$723

Single-Family Units	2,833	77.4%
Detached	2,790	76.2%
Attached	43	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	101	2.8%
Mobile Homes	467	12.8%

Monroe County, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Monroe County, IA

2022 Housing Data for Monroe County, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Monroe County, IA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Monroe County, IA

Historical Labor Force Data for Monroe County, IA