Monroe County, IN

County

2024 Population

140,965

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

31.2

0.637% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

19.7%

2.38% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$65,868

3.94% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$285,200

Population & Diversity

Monroe County, IN is home to a population of 141k people, from which 94.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 8.53% of Monroe County, IN residents were born outside of the country (12k people).

In 2024, there were 11.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (114k people) in Monroe County, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.62k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 4.86k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.6%

2024 Citizenship

94.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.6% of Monroe County, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Monroe County, IN was 94.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Monroe County, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Monroe County, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
114k ± 365
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
9.62k ± 407
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.86k ± 379

4.78%

Hispanic Population

6.74k people

4.78% of the people in Monroe County, IN are hispanic (6.74k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Monroe County, IN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Indiana.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
111,417 ± 8,128 people
India
37,388 ± 4,734 people
Nigeria
18,164 ± 3,304 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 111,417 Indiana residents, followed by India with 37,388 and Nigeria with 18,164.

Foreign-Born Population

8.53%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

12k people

8.22%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

11.5k people

As of 2024, 8.53% of Monroe County, IN residents (12k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Monroe County, IN was 8.22%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Monroe County, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,787 ± 309
Gulf War (2001-)
1,337 ± 263
Gulf War (1990s)
1,135 ± 326

Monroe County, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.34 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Monroe County, IN.

Health

94.7% of the population of Monroe County, IN has health coverage, with 55.9% on employee plans, 12.2% on Medicaid, 11% on Medicare, 14.2% on non-group plans, and 1.4% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Monroe County, IN see 1,706 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,706 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1625 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 274 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,706 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Monroe County, IN

Primary care physicians in Monroe County, IN see an average of 1,706 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,706 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Monroe County, IN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Location of Health Services Facilities

Health Service Type

Top 5 Health Facilities Servicing the Greatest Number of Addresses

Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4001
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4002
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4003
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4004
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4005

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20% under 18 years, 34.9% between 18 and 34 years, 30.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.3%

Uninsured

55.9%

Employer Coverage

12.2%

Medicaid

11%

Medicare

14.2%

Non-Group

1.4%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Monroe County, IN grew by 0.124% from 5.3% to 5.3%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Monroe County, IN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted) was 5.83 in Monroe County, IN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Monroe County, IN.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 37.6% in Monroe County, IN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Monroe County, IN.

Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 6.22% in Monroe County, IN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Monroe County, IN.

Economy

The economy of Monroe County, IN employs 71.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Monroe County, IN were Educational Services (16,927 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (8,696 people), and Manufacturing (7,615 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($92,806), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($76,553), and Public Administration ($74,246).

Employment

Occupations

71.3k

2024 Value

± 2,243

1.58%

1 Year growth

± 4.27%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Monroe County, IN grew at a rate of 1.58%, from 70.1k employees to 71.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Monroe County, IN, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (8,476 people), Management Occupations (7,104 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6,754 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Monroe County, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

71.3k

2024 Value

± 2,243

1.58%

1 Year growth

± 4.27%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Monroe County, IN grew at a rate of 1.58%, from 70.1k employees to 71.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Monroe County, IN, are Educational Services (16,927 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (8,696 people), and Manufacturing (7,615 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Monroe County, IN, though some of these residents may live in Monroe County, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,216

Median earning men ± $2,474

$36,579

Median earning women ± $1,606

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($81,688), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($72,620), and Manufacturing ($62,536).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($58,125), Manufacturing ($48,346), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,662).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.21M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Indiana.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

179
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
173
Other Services (except Public Administration)
169
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$615k
Manufacturing
$565k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$193k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

The student population of Monroe County, IN in 2024 is skewed towards men, with 24,279 male students and 24,254 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Monroe County, IN are White (11,338 and 71.7%), Asian (1,572 and 9.95%), Hispanic or Latino (1,340 and 8.48%), and Two or More Races (784 and 4.96%).

The largest universities in Monroe County, IN by number of degrees awarded are Indiana University-Bloomington (17,669 and 99.4%) and Tricoci University of Beauty Culture LLC-Bloomington (98 and 0.552%).

The most popular majors in Monroe County, IN are Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (5,824 and 32.8%), General Business (3,530 and 19.9%), and Public Administration (556 and 3.13%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $10,622 for in-state students and $40,369 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Monroe County, IN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 78.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 18.2%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 48,533 (50% men and 50% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 48,533 students enrolled in Monroe County, IN, 50% men and 50% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 29,915 records, of which 50.4% were women and 49.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business
2,407 degrees awarded
Kinesiology & Exercise Science
399 degrees awarded
Public Administration
379 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Monroe County, IN was General Business with 2,407 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Monroe County, IN according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Indiana University-Bloomington
17,669 degrees awarded
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture LLC-Bloomington
98 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Indiana University-Bloomington with 17,669 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 9,075 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Monroe County, IN, which is 1.04 times more than the 8,692 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 11,338 degrees mean that there were 7.21 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 1,572 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($10,622) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,522) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($690) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Monroe County, IN was $285,200 in 2024, which is 0.857 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $261,700 to $285,200, a 8.98% increase. The homeownership rate in Monroe County, IN is 54%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Monroe County, IN have an average commute time of 19.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Monroe County, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 20% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Monroe County, IN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.94%.

Housing

Property

$285,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,234

$31,967

Median Property Taxes

±$1,288

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Monroe County, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Monroe County, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

54%

Homeownership

2024

66.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 54% of the housing units in Monroe County, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 54.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Monroe County, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$65,868

Median Household Income

± $2,341

59.2k

Number of Households

± 2,037

In 2024, the median household income of the 59.2k households in Monroe County, IN grew to $65,868 from the previous year's value of $63,372.

The following chart displays the households in Monroe County, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Monroe County, IN is from Indiana.

0.442

2024 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.445

2023 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.807% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (64.8%)
Worked At Home (15.9%)
Carpooled (9.03%)

In 2024, 64.8% of workers in Monroe County, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.9%) and those who carpooled to work (9.03%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Monroe County, IN have a shorter commute time (19.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.47% of the workforce in Monroe County, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Monroe County, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Monroe County, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Monroe County, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 20% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Monroe County, IN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.94%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

19.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Monroe County, IN (24.9k out of 126k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Monroe County, IN is White, followed by Asian and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 13.5% of the children was living in poverty in Monroe County, IN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 6.7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 307 in Monroe County, IN. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 4.83% per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

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