Monroe County, MI
Demographic and economic profile of Monroe County, MI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Monroe County's economy centers on manufacturing and industrial activity, consistent with its position along the Lake Erie corridor between Detroit and Toledo. Its labor force draws from a population of 156,045, with 91.8% holding at least a high school diploma, though only 23.4% have a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $45,704 sit below the household median of $77,335, suggesting multi-income households are common. Housing costs are modest—median home value of $215,700 and median rent of $1,017/month—with an 81.7% homeownership rate, and the county posted 3.5% population growth over five years against a 5.0% unemployment rate and 59.6% labor force participation.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+3.5% since 2018
Monroe County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone139,931 (90.0%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races5,297 (3.4%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race4,443 (2.9%)
- Black or African American Alone3,386 (2.2%)
- Some Other Race Alone1,635 (1.1%)
- Asian Alone623 (0.4%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish2,420
- 2.Other Indo-European867
- 3.German or other West Germanic408
- 4.Arabic384
- 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic304
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance17,023
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)14,259
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)7,240
- 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services6,208
- 5.Construction (Group)5,906
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations25,766
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations13,629
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations13,010
- 4.Service Occupations10,774
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations8,506
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.05×)14,581
- 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.23×)5,160
- 3.Construction (LQ 1.07×)5,313
- 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.02×)17,095
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.93×)5,838
Housing
Education
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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.