

Ībout 10.6% of families and 22.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.7% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

Males had a median income of $52,263 versus $47,953 for females.

The median income for a household in the county was $51,945 (in 2021 USD) and the per capita income was $30,609. A total of 37.3% of all households were householders living alone. Out of those 27,340 households were families with the average family size of 2.87 persons, 22.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them. Īccording to the American Community Survey, as of 2021, there were 56,714 households with the average household size of 2.18 persons. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.8% of the population. The racial makeup of the county was 86.0% white, 6.9% Asian, 3.9% black or African American, 0.3% American Indian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 2.8% from two or more races. As of Jthere were 64,362 housing units of which 55.2% were owner-occupied. The population density was 354.1 inhabitants per square mile (136.7/km 2). It was named for James Monroe, fifth President of the United States, who was in that office from 1817 until 1825.ĭemographics Historical population CensusĪs of the 2020 United States Census, there were 139,718 people and 56,399 households with an average of 2.34 persons per household in the county. Monroe County was formed in 1818 from portions of Orange County. Monroe County is part of the Bloomington, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 139,718 at the 2020 United States Census. In 1910 the US Census Bureau calculated the nation's mean population center to lie in Monroe County.
