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Monroe County, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Monroe County, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Monroe County is a small, largely residential county of nearly 35,000 residents situated within commuting range of a larger metro, as suggested by a mean commute of 28.3 minutes and a median household income of $102,880 that runs well above typical rural Illinois benchmarks. The labor force is relatively educated—38.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and 95.8% have at least a high school diploma—with an unemployment rate of just 2.1% and a poverty rate of 4.6%. Housing costs remain moderate at a median home value of $265,600 and median rent of $996/month, and the county posted 3.0% population growth over five years, with an 84.7% homeownership rate pointing to a stable, owner-occupied residential base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

34,969

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$102,880

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.0% since 2018

Monroe County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone33,641 (96.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races437 (1.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race314 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone209 (0.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone207 (0.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone194 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish348
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic80
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island59
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic50
  5. 5.Other Indo-European25

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,373

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$28,692

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$49,438

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,307
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,310
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)2,051
  4. 4.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing1,697
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,625

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,703
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,224
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,284
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,914
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,729

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.04×)611
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.35×)1,688
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.06×)2,161
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.05×)456
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.04×)1,939

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$265,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$996/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

84.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9992,549 (21.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,780 (15.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,474 (12.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,293 (11.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,083 (9.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,025 (8.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

38.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$56,545

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone14,936 (79.7%)
  • Worked At Home2,364 (12.6%)
  • Carpooled1,069 (5.7%)
  • Walked279 (1.5%)
  • Other91 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit1 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.