Language Spoken At Home in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 24,884 | 100% |
English only | 24,158 | 97.1% |
Language other than English | 726 | 2.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 255 | 1.0% |
Spanish | 438 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 142 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 182 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 79 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 57 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 34 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 49 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 26,376 | 100% |
American | 5,968 | 22.6% |
Arab | 128 | 0.5% |
Czech | 31 | 0.1% |
Danish | 13 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 317 | 1.2% |
English | 3,610 | 13.7% |
French (except Basque) | 374 | 1.4% |
French Canadian | 55 | 0.2% |
German | 2,105 | 8.0% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 49 | 0.2% |
Irish | 2,745 | 10.4% |
Italian | 326 | 1.2% |
Lithuanian | 25 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 39 | 0.1% |
Polish | 201 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 14 | 0.1% |
Russian | 50 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 445 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 518 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 62 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 45 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 21 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 75 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 8 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 9,577 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,943 | 72.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,357 | 24.6% |
Married-couple family | 5,074 | 53.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,619 | 16.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 404 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 187 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,465 | 15.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 551 | 5.8% |
Nonfamily households | 2,634 | 27.5% |
Householder living alone | 2,257 | 23.6% |
65 years and over | 945 | 9.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,929 | 30.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,799 | 29.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 25,323 | 100% |
Householder | 9,577 | 37.8% |
Spouse | 5,076 | 20.0% |
Child | 7,051 | 27.8% |
Other relatives | 2,591 | 10.2% |
Nonrelatives | 1,028 | 4.1% |
Unmarried partner | 543 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 10,777 | 100% |
Never married | 3,343 | 31.0% |
Now married, except separated | 5,466 | 50.7% |
Separated | 270 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 445 | 4.1% |
Divorced | 1,253 | 11.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 10,795 | 100% |
Never married | 2,523 | 23.4% |
Now married, except separated | 5,335 | 49.4% |
Separated | 336 | 3.1% |
Widowed | 1,172 | 10.9% |
Divorced | 1,429 | 13.2% |
Fertility in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 275 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 156 | 56.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 56 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 45 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 101 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 9 | 0% |
Grandparents in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 791 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 417 | 52.7% |
Less than 1 year | 36 | 4.6% |
1 or 2 years | 106 | 13.4% |
3 or 4 years | 47 | 5.9% |
5 or more years | 228 | 28.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 417 | 100% |
Who are female | 257 | 61.6% |
Who are married | 198 | 47.5% |
School Enrollment in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,571 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 357 | 5.4% |
Kindergarten | 459 | 7.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,642 | 40.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,734 | 26.4% |
College or graduate school | 1,379 | 21.0% |
Educational Attainment in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 18,157 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,478 | 8.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,181 | 12.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,390 | 35.2% |
Some college, no degree | 4,068 | 22.4% |
Associate's degree | 637 | 3.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,084 | 11.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,319 | 7.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 79.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 18.7% |
Veteran Status in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 20,413 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,089 | 10.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 25,308 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,778 | 14.9% |
Under 18 years | 5,894 | 100% |
With a disability | 228 | 3.9% |
18 to 64 years | 15,873 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,116 | 13.3% |
65 years and over | 3,541 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,434 | 40.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 26,046 | 100% |
Same house | 22,838 | 87.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,202 | 12.3% |
Same county | 791 | 3.0% |
Different county | 2,411 | 9.3% |
Same state | 1,802 | 6.9% |
Different state | 609 | 2.3% |
Abroad | 6 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 26,376 | 100% |
Native | 25,917 | 98.3% |
Born in United States | 25,771 | 97.7% |
State of residence | 19,594 | 74.3% |
Different state | 6,177 | 23.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 146 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 459 | 1.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 459 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 304 | 66.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 155 | 33.8% |
Year of Entry in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 605 | 100% |
Native | 146 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 25 | 17.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 121 | 82.9% |
Foreign born | 459 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 6 | 1.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 453 | 98.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 459 | 100% |
Europe | 120 | 26.1% |
Asia | 151 | 32.9% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 14 | 3.1% |
Latin America | 146 | 31.8% |
Northern America | 28 | 6.1% |