Language Spoken At Home in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 131,622 | 100% |
English only | 118,811 | 90.3% |
Language other than English | 12,811 | 9.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,990 | 3.8% |
Spanish | 2,648 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 964 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,664 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 588 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 5,727 | 4.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,176 | 2.4% |
Other languages | 772 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 262 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 138,048 | 100% |
American | 9,047 | 6.6% |
Arab | 648 | 0.5% |
Czech | 712 | 0.5% |
Danish | 373 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 3,260 | 2.4% |
English | 15,977 | 11.6% |
French (except Basque) | 4,295 | 3.1% |
French Canadian | 508 | 0.4% |
German | 33,676 | 24.4% |
Greek | 844 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 959 | 0.7% |
Irish | 19,057 | 13.8% |
Italian | 5,572 | 4.0% |
Lithuanian | 504 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 1,452 | 1.1% |
Polish | 4,888 | 3.5% |
Portuguese | 188 | 0.1% |
Russian | 1,567 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,008 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 4,265 | 3.1% |
Slovak | 319 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 458 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 1,993 | 1.4% |
Swiss | 756 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 599 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 1,177 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 124 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 53,894 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 27,527 | 51.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,601 | 21.5% |
Married-couple family | 20,862 | 38.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,799 | 14.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,786 | 3.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 771 | 1.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,879 | 9.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,031 | 5.6% |
Nonfamily households | 26,367 | 48.9% |
Householder living alone | 18,351 | 34.1% |
65 years and over | 4,329 | 8.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 12,344 | 22.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 10,174 | 18.9% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 123,425 | 100% |
Householder | 53,894 | 43.7% |
Spouse | 20,802 | 16.9% |
Child | 26,874 | 21.8% |
Other relatives | 4,002 | 3.2% |
Nonrelatives | 17,853 | 14.5% |
Unmarried partner | 3,216 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 58,881 | 100% |
Never married | 30,204 | 51.3% |
Now married, except separated | 22,110 | 37.6% |
Separated | 322 | 0.5% |
Widowed | 987 | 1.7% |
Divorced | 5,258 | 8.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 60,254 | 100% |
Never married | 26,879 | 44.6% |
Now married, except separated | 21,800 | 36.2% |
Separated | 665 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 3,846 | 6.4% |
Divorced | 7,064 | 11.7% |
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 | 1,512 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 462 | 30.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 16 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 3 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 20 | 0% |
Grandparents in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 808 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 299 | 37.0% |
Less than 1 year | 87 | 10.8% |
1 or 2 years | 81 | 10.0% |
3 or 4 years | 38 | 4.7% |
5 or more years | 93 | 11.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 299 | 100% |
Who are female | 226 | 75.6% |
Who are married | 136 | 45.5% |
School Enrollment in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 59,654 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,702 | 2.9% |
Kindergarten | 1,194 | 2.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 9,942 | 16.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,668 | 7.8% |
College or graduate school | 42,148 | 70.7% |
Educational Attainment in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 75,623 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,105 | 2.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,103 | 5.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 17,543 | 23.2% |
Some college, no degree | 14,364 | 19.0% |
Associate's degree | 4,743 | 6.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 16,260 | 21.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 16,505 | 21.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 43.3% |
Veteran Status in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 115,431 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 7,290 | 6.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 137,068 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,308 | 9.7% |
Under 18 years | 22,452 | 100% |
With a disability | 826 | 3.7% |
18 to 64 years | 100,903 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,753 | 7.7% |
65 years and over | 13,713 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,729 | 34.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 136,695 | 100% |
Same house | 92,330 | 67.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 42,361 | 31.0% |
Same county | 22,349 | 16.3% |
Different county | 20,012 | 14.6% |
Same state | 12,305 | 9.0% |
Different state | 7,707 | 5.6% |
Abroad | 2,004 | 1.5% |
Place Of Birth in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 138,048 | 100% |
Native | 127,387 | 92.3% |
Born in United States | 126,218 | 91.4% |
State of residence | 81,206 | 58.8% |
Different state | 45,012 | 32.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,169 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 10,661 | 7.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 10,661 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,459 | 23.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 8,202 | 76.9% |
Year of Entry in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 11,830 | 100% |
Native | 1,169 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 16 | 1.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,153 | 98.6% |
Foreign born | 10,661 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,201 | 11.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 9,460 | 88.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 10,661 | 100% |
Europe | 1,656 | 15.5% |
Asia | 6,639 | 62.3% |
Africa | 301 | 2.8% |
Oceania | 32 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 1,492 | 14.0% |
Northern America | 541 | 5.1% |