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Monroe County, KY

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

AI Overview

Monroe County is a small rural county of 11,318 residents with an economy reflected in modest per capita GDP of $27,148 and median worker earnings of $35,258, alongside a poverty rate of 22.2% that signals a low-wage labor market. The available workforce skews toward high school-educated workers, with only 14.9% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, a labor force participation rate of 57.5%, and an unemployment rate of 4.2%. Housing costs are notably low—median home value of $116,300 and median gross rent of $629 per month—and the county recorded 6.4% population growth over five years against a median household income of $51,280.

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

Population

11,318

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$51,280

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+6.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,323 (91.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race260 (2.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone243 (2.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone230 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races205 (1.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone8 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish351
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic34
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)11

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

391

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$27,148

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$26,755

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,288
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)789
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)775
  4. 4.Construction (Group)462
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)313

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,411
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,226
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,105
  4. 4.Service Occupations655
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations575

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.21×)253
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 2.13×)243
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.92×)942
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.47×)789
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.27×)296

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$116,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$629/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999446 (13.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999407 (12.4%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999344 (10.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999259 (7.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999207 (6.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999173 (5.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,258

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,914 (79.8%)
  • Carpooled639 (13.0%)
  • Worked At Home222 (4.5%)
  • Walked89 (1.8%)
  • Other36 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit2 (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.