Monroe County, MO

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2023 Population

8,672

0.0461% 1-year growth

US Senator

Josh Hawley

Republican Party

US Senator

Eric Schmitt

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

45.8

0% 1-year change

2023 Poverty Rate

16%

3.11% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$48,299

3.87% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$147,400

7.91% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

3,545

1.5% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Monroe County, MO had a population of 8.67k people with a median age of 45.8 and a median household income of $48,299. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Monroe County, MO grew from 8,668 to 8,672, a 0.0461% increase and its median household income declined from $50,245 to $48,299, a −3.87% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Monroe County, MO are White (Non-Hispanic) (91.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.04%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.42%), White (Hispanic) (1.06%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (0.657%).

None of the households in Monroe County, MO 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.

99.2% of the residents in Monroe County, MO are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Monroe County, MO was $147,400, and the homeownership rate was 75%.

Most people in Monroe County, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25 minutes. The average car ownership in Monroe County, MO was 2 cars per household.

Monroe County, MO borders Audrain County, MO, Macon County, MO, Marion County, MO, Ralls County, MO, Randolph County, MO, and Shelby County, MO.

United States Missouri

Population & Diversity

Monroe County, MO is home to a population of 8.67k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.06% of Monroe County, MO residents were born outside of the country (92 people).

In 2023, there were 22.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.97k people) in Monroe County, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 350 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 123 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%

2023 Citizenship

99.3%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.2% of Monroe County, MO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Monroe County, MO was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Monroe County, MO

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.97k ± 38
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
350 ± 47
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
123 ± 46.6

1.74%

Hispanic Population

151 people

1.74% of the people in Monroe County, MO are hispanic (151 people).

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
37,430 ± 4,735 people
India
22,246 ± 3,655 people
China
18,085 ± 3,297 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Missouri was Mexico, the natal country of 37,430 Missouri residents, followed by India with 22,246 and China with 18,085.

Foreign-Born Population

1.06%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

92 people

1.02%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

88 people

As of 2023, 1.06% of Monroe County, MO residents (92 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, MO was 1.02%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
319 ± 84
Gulf War (1990s)
113 ± 70
Gulf War (2001-)
54 ± 32

Monroe County, MO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.82 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Monroe County, MO employs 3.55k people. The largest industries in Monroe County, MO are Manufacturing (664 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (504 people), and Retail Trade (434 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($88,000), Transportation & Warehousing ($74,375), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,538).

Males in Missouri have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $55,490. The income inequality in Missouri (measured using the Gini index) is 0.455, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

3.55k

2023 Value

± 310

−1.5%

1 Year decline

± 12%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Monroe County, MO declined at a rate of −1.5%, from 3.6k employees to 3.55k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Monroe County, MO, are Production Occupations (473 people), Management Occupations (456 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (346 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Monroe County, MO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Missouri (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

3.55k

2023 Value

± 310

−1.5%

1 Year decline

± 12%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Monroe County, MO declined at a rate of −1.5%, from 3.6k employees to 3.55k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Monroe County, MO, are Manufacturing (664 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (504 people), and Retail Trade (434 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Monroe County, MO, though some of these residents may live in Monroe County, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,989

Median earning men ± $5,148

$31,650

Median earning women ± $1,708

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($83,750), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($76,875), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,192).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($60,417), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($48,152), and Public Administration ($41,250).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.17%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.94M people employed in Missouri. This represents a 2.17% 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 11.8%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

18
Health Care and Social Assistance
17
Other Services (except Public Administration)
15
Retail Trade

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

$15.7k
Manufacturing
$5.83k
Retail Trade
$5.49k
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, MO went to Donald J. Trump with 77.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (20.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.25%).

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing the state of Missouri. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Missouri is currently represented by 8 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 (77.6%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (20.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.25%)
Libertarian Party

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Missouri

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Josh Hawley

Senator from Missouri

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Eric Schmitt

Senator from Missouri

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing Missouri.

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

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Missouri

Missouri is currently represented by 8 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 Missouri 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, 0.699% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.592% 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 (1.48M), Some college (1.12M), and Bachelors Degree (864k).

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, MO was $147,400 in 2023, which is 0.486 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $136,600 to $147,400, a 7.91% increase. The homeownership rate in Monroe County, MO is 75%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Monroe County, MO have an average commute time of 25 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Monroe County, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Monroe County, MO is $48,299. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Monroe County, MO was Census Tract 9602 with a value of $52,794, followed by Census Tract 9601 and Census Tract 9603, with respective values of $47,703 and $47,467.

In 2023, 8.24% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Monroe County, MO. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 0.657%.

Housing

Property

$147,400

Median Property Value 2023

±$21,468

$2,596

Median Property Taxes

±$247

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

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

Rent vs Own

75%

Homeownership

2023

60.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 75% of the housing units in Monroe County, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 75.9%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9602
Census Tract 9601
Census Tract 9603

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Monroe County, MO was Census Tract 9602 with a value of $52,794, followed by Census Tract 9601 and Census Tract 9603, with respective values of $47,703 and $47,467.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Monroe County, MO 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.

$48,299

Median Household Income

± $4,302

3.46k

Number of Households

± 303

In 2023, the median household income of the 3.46k households in Monroe County, MO declined from $48,299 from the previous year's value of $50,245.

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

0.455

2022 Wage GINI in Missouri

0.457

2021 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2022, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.455 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.432% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (81.6%)
Carpooled (8.44%)
Walked (5.68%)

In 2023, 81.6% of workers in Monroe County, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.44%) and those who walked to work (5.68%).

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

25 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Monroe County, MO have a shorter commute time (25 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.58% of the workforce in Monroe County, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 8.24% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Monroe County, MO. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 0.657%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Monroe County, MO (1.36k out of 8.52k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 55 - 64.

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

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, 20.6% of the children was living in poverty in Monroe County, MO. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 5.8%.

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

88.5% of the population of Monroe County, MO has health coverage, with 45.6% on employee plans, 10.7% on Medicaid, 17.6% on Medicare, 11.3% on non-group plans, and 3.3% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Monroe County, MO see 2891 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.347% increase from the previous year (2881 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 8712 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 4356 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,891 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Monroe County, MO

Primary care physicians in Monroe County, MO see an average of 2,891 patients per year. This represents a 0.347% increase from the previous year (2,881 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.8% under 18 years, 15.4% between 18 and 34 years, 36.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

11.5%

Uninsured

45.6%

Employer Coverage

10.7%

Medicaid

17.6%

Medicare

11.3%

Non-Group

3.3%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Monroe County, MO declined by 9.31% from 12.6% to 11.5%.

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