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Monroe County, TN

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

AI Overview

Monroe County is a small rural county of 47,054 residents with a relatively older workforce (median age 45.2) and low educational attainment—only 15.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—paired with modest labor costs reflected in median worker earnings of $36,258 and a labor force participation rate of 51.4%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $199,700 and median gross rent of just $699 per month, and the county posted 2.6% population growth over five years, though a 5.3% unemployment rate and 16.1% poverty rate indicate ongoing economic pressure.

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

Population

47,054

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$56,895

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone41,985 (88.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,300 (4.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,138 (2.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,072 (2.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone956 (2.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone140 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,420
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic506
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)61
  4. 4.Arabic49
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)39

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,988

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$37,364

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$29,107

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)4,887
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,723
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,849
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,492
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,418

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,311
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,200
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,252
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations3,119
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,114

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.50×)4,645
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.70×)506
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.25×)1,367
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 0.98×)860
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.96×)1,950

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$199,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$699/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,916 (13.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,901 (13.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,615 (11.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,588 (11.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,201 (8.4%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,107 (7.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,258

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone15,103 (81.4%)
  • Carpooled1,667 (9.0%)
  • Worked At Home1,360 (7.3%)
  • Walked299 (1.6%)
  • Other89 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit17 (0.1%)

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.