Language Spoken At Home in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 41,486 | 100% |
English only | 37,896 | 91.3% |
Language other than English | 3,590 | 8.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,141 | 2.8% |
Spanish | 1,314 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 673 | 1.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,091 | 5.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 424 | 1.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 116 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 32 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 69 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 12 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 44,714 | 100% |
American | 2,815 | 6.3% |
Arab | 24 | 0.1% |
Czech | 949 | 2.1% |
Danish | 666 | 1.5% |
Dutch | 1,004 | 2.2% |
English | 3,441 | 7.7% |
French (except Basque) | 1,279 | 2.9% |
French Canadian | 283 | 0.6% |
German | 19,288 | 43.1% |
Greek | 14 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 44 | 0.1% |
Irish | 5,218 | 11.7% |
Italian | 661 | 1.5% |
Lithuanian | 43 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 6,325 | 14.1% |
Polish | 1,824 | 4.1% |
Portuguese | 28 | 0.1% |
Russian | 216 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 226 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 482 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 17 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 89 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 619 | 1.4% |
Swiss | 264 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 48 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 235 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 49 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 17,444 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 11,913 | 68.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,302 | 30.4% |
Married-couple family | 9,508 | 54.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,757 | 21.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 906 | 5.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 521 | 3.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,499 | 8.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,024 | 5.9% |
Nonfamily households | 5,531 | 31.7% |
Householder living alone | 4,592 | 26.3% |
65 years and over | 1,756 | 10.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,698 | 32.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,319 | 24.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 43,967 | 100% |
Householder | 17,444 | 39.7% |
Spouse | 9,464 | 21.5% |
Child | 13,332 | 30.3% |
Other relatives | 1,419 | 3.2% |
Nonrelatives | 2,308 | 5.2% |
Unmarried partner | 1,405 | 3.2% |
Marital Status in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 17,734 | 100% |
Never married | 5,191 | 29.3% |
Now married, except separated | 9,908 | 55.9% |
Separated | 218 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 433 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 1,984 | 11.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 17,355 | 100% |
Never married | 3,835 | 22.1% |
Now married, except separated | 9,842 | 56.7% |
Separated | 266 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 1,571 | 9.1% |
Divorced | 1,841 | 10.6% |
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 | 737 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 208 | 28.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 74 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 56 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 145 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 22 | 0% |
Grandparents in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 453 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 154 | 34.0% |
Less than 1 year | 40 | 8.8% |
1 or 2 years | 60 | 13.2% |
3 or 4 years | 10 | 2.2% |
5 or more years | 44 | 9.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 154 | 100% |
Who are female | 96 | 62.3% |
Who are married | 117 | 76.0% |
School Enrollment in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 10,244 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 724 | 7.1% |
Kindergarten | 723 | 7.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,990 | 48.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,366 | 23.1% |
College or graduate school | 1,441 | 14.1% |
Educational Attainment in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 29,798 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,498 | 5.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,055 | 6.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 12,038 | 40.4% |
Some college, no degree | 6,335 | 21.3% |
Associate's degree | 2,915 | 9.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,527 | 11.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,430 | 4.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.6% |
Veteran Status in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 32,607 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 5,255 | 16.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 43,726 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,098 | 11.7% |
Under 18 years | 11,598 | 100% |
With a disability | 310 | 2.7% |
18 to 64 years | 26,049 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,766 | 10.6% |
65 years and over | 6,079 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,022 | 33.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 44,036 | 100% |
Same house | 37,359 | 84.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,539 | 14.8% |
Same county | 4,083 | 9.3% |
Different county | 2,456 | 5.6% |
Same state | 1,313 | 3.0% |
Different state | 1,143 | 2.6% |
Abroad | 138 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 44,714 | 100% |
Native | 43,612 | 97.5% |
Born in United States | 43,309 | 96.9% |
State of residence | 32,644 | 73.0% |
Different state | 10,665 | 23.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 303 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 1,102 | 2.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,102 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 305 | 27.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 797 | 72.3% |
Year of Entry in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,405 | 100% |
Native | 303 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 303 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,102 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 14 | 1.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,088 | 98.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Monroe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,102 | 100% |
Europe | 252 | 22.9% |
Asia | 170 | 15.4% |
Africa | 33 | 3.0% |
Oceania | 2 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 612 | 55.5% |
Northern America | 33 | 3.0% |