Monroe County, GA

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2023 Population

28,919

2.23% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

42.5

0.235% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

11.4%

16.6% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$82,863

10.7% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$243,200

19.2% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

13,688

4.08% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Monroe County, GA had a population of 28.9k people with a median age of 42.5 and a median household income of $82,863. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Monroe County, GA grew from 28,287 to 28,919, a 2.23% increase and its median household income grew from $74,867 to $82,863, a 10.7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Monroe County, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (72.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (21.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.21%), White (Hispanic) (1.3%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.08%).

None of the households in Monroe County, GA 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.

99.5% of the residents in Monroe County, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Monroe County, GA was $243,200, and the homeownership rate was 83%.

Most people in Monroe County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27 minutes. The average car ownership in Monroe County, GA was 2 cars per household.

Monroe County, GA borders Bibb County, GA, Butts County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, and Upson County, GA.

United States Georgia Macon-Bibb County, GA

Population & Diversity

Monroe County, GA is home to a population of 28.9k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.39% of Monroe County, GA residents were born outside of the country (402 people).

In 2023, there were 3.34 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (20.8k people) in Monroe County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.25k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 640 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

99.5%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.5% of Monroe County, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Monroe County, GA was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Monroe County, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
20.8k ± 87
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
6.25k ± 299
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
640 ± 334

2.7%

Hispanic Population

782 people

2.7% of the people in Monroe County, GA are hispanic (782 people).

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
222,301 ± 11,455 people
India
103,637 ± 7,865 people
Jamaica
49,864 ± 5,470 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 222,301 Georgia residents, followed by India with 103,637 and Jamaica with 49,864.

Foreign-Born Population

1.39%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

402 people

1.52%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

431 people

As of 2023, 1.39% of Monroe County, GA residents (402 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Monroe County, GA was 1.52%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
674 ± 220
Gulf War (1990s)
286 ± 163
Gulf War (2001-)
161 ± 105

Monroe County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.36 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Monroe County, GA employs 13.7k people. The largest industries in Monroe County, GA are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,930 people), Retail Trade (1,401 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,351 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($73,938), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($72,281), and Utilities ($71,429).

Males in Georgia have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,988. The income inequality in Georgia (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

13.7k

2023 Value

± 1,117

4.08%

1 Year growth

± 10.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Monroe County, GA grew at a rate of 4.08%, from 13.2k employees to 13.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Monroe County, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,515 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,346 people), and Management Occupations (1,332 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Monroe County, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (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

13.7k

2023 Value

± 1,117

4.08%

1 Year growth

± 10.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Monroe County, GA grew at a rate of 4.08%, from 13.2k employees to 13.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Monroe County, GA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,930 people), Retail Trade (1,401 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,351 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Monroe County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Monroe County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$55,810

Median earning men ± $5,540

$35,256

Median earning women ± $4,654

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($102,880), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($89,479), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($78,162).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($126,579), Construction ($63,472), and Information ($54,683).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.94%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% 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 11.9%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

50
Other Services (except Public Administration)
50
Retail Trade
43
Construction

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

$45.3k
Utilities
$37.5k
Retail Trade
$37.4k
Health Care and Social Assistance

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, GA went to Donald J. Trump with 70.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (28.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.949%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 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

Donald J. Trump (70.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (28.1%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.949%)
Libertarian Party

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

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 Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 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 Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% 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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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.33M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.56M).

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, GA was $243,200 in 2023, which is 0.802 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $204,100 to $243,200, a 19.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Monroe County, GA is 83%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Monroe County, GA have an average commute time of 27 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Monroe County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Monroe County, GA is $82,863. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Monroe County, GA was Census Tract 503.02 with a value of $121,077, followed by Census Tract 503.01 and Census Tract 501.01, with respective values of $100,151 and $74,292.

In 2023, 11.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Monroe County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.07%.

Housing

Property

$243,200

Median Property Value 2023

±$18,831

$8,653

Median Property Taxes

±$780

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, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

83%

Homeownership

2023

65.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 83% of the housing units in Monroe County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 83.2%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 503.02
Census Tract 503.01
Census Tract 501.01

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Monroe County, GA was Census Tract 503.02 with a value of $121,077, followed by Census Tract 503.01 and Census Tract 501.01, with respective values of $100,151 and $74,292.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Monroe County, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$82,863

Median Household Income

± $9,286

10.4k

Number of Households

± 857

In 2023, the median household income of the 10.4k households in Monroe County, GA grew to $82,863 from the previous year's value of $74,867.

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

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.475

2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2022, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.224% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (84.5%)
Carpooled (10.9%)
Worked At Home (2.8%)

In 2023, 84.5% of workers in Monroe County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.9%) and those who worked at home (2.8%).

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

27 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Monroe County, GA have a longer commute time (27 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.47% of the workforce in Monroe County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 11.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Monroe County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.07%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

11.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Monroe County, GA (3.16k out of 27.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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 2023, 17.1% of the children was living in poverty in Monroe County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.6%.

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
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

89.5% of the population of Monroe County, GA has health coverage, with 50% on employee plans, 11.5% on Medicaid, 11.6% on Medicare, 15.8% on non-group plans, and 0.599% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Monroe County, GA see 1650 patients per year on average, which represents a 4.29% decrease from the previous year (1724 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 5742 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2610 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,650 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Monroe County, GA

Primary care physicians in Monroe County, GA see an average of 1,650 patients per year. This represents a 4.29% decrease from the previous year (1,724 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.6% under 18 years, 18.8% between 18 and 34 years, 39.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.5%

Uninsured

50%

Employer Coverage

11.5%

Medicaid

11.6%

Medicare

15.8%

Non-Group

0.599%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Monroe County, GA declined by 15% from 12.4% to 10.5%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 97.4 in Monroe County, GA.

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

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, 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 31.8% in Monroe County, GA.

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