Monroe County, NY

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2022 Population

756,406

0.122% 1-year decline

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

39.3

0.255% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

13.4%

1.52% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$71,450

7.74% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$182,700

14.2% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

373,267

0.11% 1-year decline

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Monroe County, NY are White (Non-Hispanic) (68.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (14.1%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.72%), White (Hispanic) (3.48%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.47%).

None of the households in Monroe County, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.8% of the residents in Monroe County, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Monroe County, NY was $182,700, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Monroe County, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Monroe County, NY was 2 cars per household.

Monroe County, NY borders Genesee County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Orleans County, NY, and Wayne County, NY.

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Population & Diversity

Monroe County, NY is home to a population of 756k people, from which 96.8% are citizens. As of 2022, 8.01% of Monroe County, NY residents were born outside of the country (60.6k people).

In 2022, there were 4.89 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (520k people) in Monroe County, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 106k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 28.2k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.8%

2022 Citizenship

96.6%

2021 Citizenship

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Monroe County, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
520k ± 880
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
106k ± 1.44k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
28.2k ± 731

9.55%

Hispanic Population

72.3k people

9.55% of the people in Monroe County, NY are hispanic (72.3k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Monroe County, NY 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 Monroe County, NY.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
505,872 ± 17,239 people
China
415,960 ± 15,668 people
Jamaica
230,433 ± 11,717 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Monroe County, NY was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 505,872 Monroe County, NY residents, followed by China with 415,960 and Jamaica with 230,433.

Foreign-Born Population

8.01%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

60.6k people

8.49%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

64.3k people

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

Economy

The economy of Monroe County, NY employs 373k people. The largest industries in Monroe County, NY are Health Care & Social Assistance (65,988 people), Educational Services (53,932 people), and Retail Trade (40,248 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($89,500), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($70,819), and Public Administration ($68,552).

Males in New York have an average income that is 1.27 times higher than the average income of females, which is $77,694. The income inequality in New York (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

373k

2022 Value

± 4,802

−0.11%

1 Year decline

± 1.79%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Monroe County, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (41,981 people), Management Occupations (41,814 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (34,456 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Monroe County, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

373k

2022 Value

± 4,802

−0.11%

1 Year decline

± 1.79%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Monroe County, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (65,988 people), Educational Services (53,932 people), and Retail Trade (40,248 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Monroe County, NY, though some of these residents may live in Monroe County, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

2.74%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% 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 19.7%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

1,185
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
1,147
Construction
1,100
Other Services (except Public Administration)

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$3.32M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$2.63M
Manufacturing
$1.99M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Monroe County, NY went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 58.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38%), followed by Other (1.88%).

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing the state of New York. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New York is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (58.9%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (38%)
Republican Party
Other (1.88%)
Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Monroe County, NY went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 58.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38%), followed by Other (1.88%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Monroe County, NY for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New York

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Chuck Schumer

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 3, 1999

Kirsten Gillibrand

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 26, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Hillary Clinton, who had become Secretary of State.

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing New York.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New York over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from New York

New York is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New York have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Monroe County, NY awarded 15,413 degrees. The student population of Monroe County, NY in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 25,337 male students and 27,356 female students.

The median tuition costs in N/A are $36,748 for private four year colleges, and $7,070 and $16,980 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2022 in Monroe County, NY, the percentage of applicants admitted was 60.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 19.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 52,693 (48.1% men and 51.9% 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

In 2022 there were 52,693 students enrolled in Monroe County, NY, 48.1% men and 51.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in N/A with N/A records, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men.

Completions

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

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($36,748) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,550) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for N/A.

Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Monroe County, NY was $182,700 in 2022, which is 0.648 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $160,000 to $182,700, a 14.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Monroe County, NY is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Monroe County, NY have an average commute time of 19.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Monroe County, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$182,700

Median Property Value 2022

±$2,109

N/A

Median Property Taxes

±N/A

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, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Monroe County, NY colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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

$71,450

Median Household Income

± $965

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Monroe County, NY 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, NY is from Monroe County, NY.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Monroe County, NY across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (74.7%)
Worked At Home (11.7%)
Carpooled (7.68%)

In 2022, 74.7% of workers in Monroe County, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.7%) and those who carpooled to work (7.68%).

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

19.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Monroe County, NY have a shorter commute time (19.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.06% of the workforce in Monroe County, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Monroe County, NY 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, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Monroe County, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Monroe County, NY (98.5k out of 732k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Monroe County, NY is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

96.8% of the population of Monroe County, NY has health coverage, with 50% on employee plans, 20.1% on Medicaid, 13.3% on Medicare, 12.8% on non-group plans, and 0.668% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Monroe County, NY see 909 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.3% decrease from the previous year (921 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1191 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 303 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

909 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Monroe County, NY

Primary care physicians in Monroe County, NY see an average of 909 patients per year. This represents a 1.3% decrease from the previous year (921 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

3.16%

Uninsured

50%

Employer Coverage

20.1%

Medicaid

13.3%

Medicare

12.8%

Non-Group

0.668%

Military or VA

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

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