Monroe County, Florida (FL)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 8,742
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 21,900
Renter-occupied apartments: 14,128 (it was 13,186 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 38% |
| State: | 33% |
Land area: 997 sq. mi.
Water area: 2740.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 79 people per square mile (average).
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Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (28.5%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (14.4%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (12.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 65%
- Government: 9%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 26%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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Races in Monroe County, Florida:
- White Non-Hispanic Alone (67.4%)
- Hispanic or Latino (23.3%)
- Black Non-Hispanic Alone (6.6%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Asian alone (1.2%)
| Median resident age: |  46.3 years |
| Florida median age: |  42.1 years |
| Males: 41,660 |  (52.7%) |
| Females: 37,417 |  (47.3%) |
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| Monroe County: | 2.0 people |
| Florida: | 2 people |
| This county: | $65,717 |
| Florida: | $50,860 |
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $1,470 (lower quartile is $1,019, upper quartile is $1,874)
| This county: | $1470 |
| State: | $931 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $464,700 (it was $195,700 in 2000)
| Monroe: | $464,700 |
| Florida: | $197,700 |
Mean price in 2016:
Detached houses: $714,068Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,413
Here: $714,068 State: $297,126
Townhouses or other attached units: $535,072
Here: $535,072 State: $218,328
In 2-unit structures: $501,106
Here: $501,106 State: $199,072
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $714,165
Here: $714,165 State: $188,397
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $630,319
Here: $630,319 State: $280,732
Mobile homes: $215,670
Here: $215,670 State: $77,364
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $77,557
Here: $77,557 State: $82,282
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $672
Institutionalized population: 613
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 18
- Robberies: 21
- Assaults: 161
- Burglaries: 387
- Thefts: 1476
- Auto thefts: 97
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 24
- Robberies: 26
- Assaults: 210
- Burglaries: 446
- Thefts: 1639
- Auto thefts: 107
Health of residents in Monroe County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is better than average.80.4% of residents exercised in the past month. This is more than average.
58.4% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.
99.7% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
72.2% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 190 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 146 pounds. This is less than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2007: 259 buildings, average cost: $207,800
- 2008: 215 buildings, average cost: $245,300
- 2009: 114 buildings, average cost: $181,700
- 2010: 125 buildings, average cost: $480,500
- 2011: 99 buildings, average cost: $613,700
- 2012: 132 buildings, average cost: $508,500
- 2013: 143 buildings, average cost: $392,800
- 2014: 152 buildings, average cost: $380,000
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $2,788 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $3,080 (0.7%)
| Monroe County: | 9.7% |
| Florida: | 14.7% |
Median age of residents in 2016: 46.3 years old
(Males: 45.9 years old, Females: 47.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 52.5 years old, Black residents: 30.8 years old, American Indian residents: 47.4 years old, Asian residents: 37.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 37.5 years old, Other race residents: 38.6 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Monroe County is $810 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $997 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1451 a month.
Cities in this county include: Key West, Upper Keys, Middle Keys, Key Largo, Lower Keys, Marathon, Islamorada, Big Pine Key, Stock Island, Big Coppitt Key.
| Zip Code | City | Certified Residential Database | Mandatory Residential Database | Mandatory Non-Residential Database | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings Measured | Above 4 pCi/L (%) | Buildings Measured | Above 4 pCi/L (%) | Buildings Measured | Above 4 pCi/L (%) | ||
| 33036 | Islamorada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33037 | Key Largo | 13 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 33040 | Key West | 16 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 33042 | Summerland Key | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 33043 | Big Pine Key | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 33070 | Tavernier | 5 | 20 | - | - | - | - |
Local government website: www.co.monroe.fl.us
| Here: | 3.6% |
| Florida: | 5.4% |
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 3,028
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 33.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 14,853 (49.8% naturalized citizens)
| Monroe County: | 18.8% |
| Whole state: | 20.6% |
Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 28,891
- One, attached: 2,564
- Two: 3,041
- 3 or 4: 2,597
- 5 to 9: 2,508
- 10 to 19: 2,115
- 20 to 49: 2,759
- 50 or more: 1,202
- Mobile homes: 7,362
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 90
Housing units in Monroe County with a mortgage: 8,942 (102 second mortgage, 1,167 home equity loan, 123 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,507
| Here: | 50.0% with mortgage |
| State: | 57.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Monroe County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 13,346 | 5 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 5,156 | 39 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,848 | 19 |
| Other | 2,264 | 12 |
| Black Protestant | 757 | 5 |
| Orthodox | 20 | 1 |
| None | 48,699 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 27
| Monroe County: | 3.70 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 15
| This county: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 1.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 37
| Monroe County: | 5.07 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 3.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 198
| This county: | 27.16 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Monroe County: | 9.1% |
| Florida: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Monroe County: | 20.8% |
| State: | 23.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 9.0% |
| State: | 14.0% |
Agriculture in Monroe County:
Average size of farms: 6 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $140,738
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 23.31%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 73.47%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $114,995
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $31,217
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 16.67%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Earthquake activity:
Monroe County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Florida state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Depth: 8.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 352.2 miles away from Monroe County center
On 2/22/1992 at 04:21:34, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 182.3 miles away from the county center
On 3/31/1992 at 14:59:39, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 294.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/1997 at 14:57:35, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Depth: 20.5 mi) earthquake occurred 340.1 miles away from the county center
On 2/10/2006 at 04:14:22, a magnitude 5.3 (4.2 MB, 5.3 MS, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 595.3 miles away from Monroe County center
On 4/13/2003 at 04:52:53, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 316.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Florida Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 03, 2016 to October 19, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3377: October 06, 2016, FEMA Id: 3377, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Florida Hurricane Isaac, Incident Period: August 27, 2012 to August 29, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4084: October 18, 2012, FEMA Id: 4084, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Florida Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 05, 2008 to September 12, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3293: September 07, 2008, FEMA Id: 3293, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Florida Tropical Storm Fay, Incident Period: August 18, 2008 to September 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1785: August 24, 2008, FEMA Id: 1785, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Florida Tropical Storm Fay, Incident Period: August 18, 2008 to September 12, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3288: August 21, 2008, FEMA Id: 3288, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Florida Hurricane Wilma, Incident Period: October 23, 2005 to November 18, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1609: October 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1609, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Florida Tropical Storm Rita, Incident Period: September 18, 2005 to October 23, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3259: September 20, 2005, FEMA Id: 3259, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Florida Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3220: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3220, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Florida Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 24, 2005 to September 06, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1602: August 28, 2005, FEMA Id: 1602, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Florida Hurricane Charley and Tropical Storm Bonnie, Incident Period: August 11, 2004 to August 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1539: August 13, 2004, FEMA Id: 1539, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm, Hurricane
- 16 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Monroe County (26) is a lot greater than the US average (13).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 13, Tropical Storms: 6, Fires: 4, Floods: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
- Accommodation and food services (19%)
- Health care and social assistance (16%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (23%)
- Health care and social assistance (20%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (20%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (13%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (23%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (15%)
- Sales and related occupations (14%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
- Personal care and service occupations (5%)
- Cuba (35%)
- Haiti (6%)
- Mexico (6%)
- Canada (5%)
- Nicaragua (5%)
- Germany (2%)
- Guatemala (2%)
- American (11%)
- German (7%)
- English (6%)
- Irish (6%)
- Italian (5%)
- Polish (3%)
- Haitian (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 32,213 (67.8%)
- Carpooled: 3,480 (7.3%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1,023 (2.2%)
- Ferryboat: 434 (0.9%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 2,461 (5.2%)
- Bicycle: 3,184 (6.7%)
- Walked: 1,856 (3.9%)
- Worked at home: 2,846 (6.0%)
People in group quarters in Monroe County, Florida in 2000:
- 509 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 263 people in nursing homes
- 193 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 65 people in military ships
- 64 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 61 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 58 people in state prisons
- 53 people in military barracks, etc.
- 30 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 22 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 20 people in other workers' dormitories
- 19 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 4 people in religious group quarters
People in group quarters in Monroe County, Florida in 2010:
- 528 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 390 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 261 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 174 people in group homes intended for adults
- 165 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 144 people in military ships
- 133 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
- 119 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 62 people in state prisons
- 36 people in correctional residential facilities
- 5 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 2 people in college/university student housing
10.75% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($80,644 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 10.75% |
| Florida average: | 7.97% |
0.23% of residents moved from foreign countries ($745 average AGI)
Monroe County: 0.23% Florida average: 0.11%
4.45% relocated from other counties in Florida ($19,725 average AGI)
6.07% relocated from other states ($60,175 average AGI)
Monroe County: 6.07% Florida average: 3.71%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Miami-Dade County, FL | 1.37% ($52,358 average AGI) |
| from Broward County, FL | 0.55% ($42,366) |
| from Palm Beach County, FL | 0.30% ($33,938) |
| from Lee County, FL | 0.20% ($31,317) |
| from Hillsborough County, FL | 0.19% ($33,746) |
| from Orange County, FL | 0.18% ($30,561) |
| from Pinellas County, FL | 0.15% ($32,083) |
10.28% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($39,382 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 10.28% |
| Florida average: | 7.17% |
0.22% of residents moved to foreign countries ($971 average AGI)
Monroe County: 0.22% Florida average: 0.12%
5.24% relocated to other counties in Florida ($19,306 average AGI)
4.82% relocated to other states ($19,105 average AGI)
Monroe County: 4.82% Florida average: 2.87%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Miami-Dade County, FL | 1.59% ($30,784 average AGI) |
| to Broward County, FL | 0.63% ($43,495) |
| to Palm Beach County, FL | 0.29% ($48,522) |
| to Hillsborough County, FL | 0.27% ($25,477) |
| to Lee County, FL | 0.22% ($30,662) |
| to Orange County, FL | 0.21% ($31,075) |
| to Pinellas County, FL | 0.16% ($38,255) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 8.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.6
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 16.8%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 11,027 (9,629 aged, 1,398 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,269 (19%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Monroe County, Florida in 1999 - 2014:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (829)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (733)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (481)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (359)
- Unspecified dementia (282)
- Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (258)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (247)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (233)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (195)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (178)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9,566
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 275
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 55,997
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 998
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 952
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 25
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 36
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 118
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 26
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 227.7. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 112.0
- Suffocation - 49.6
- Poisoning - 47.7
- Other - 18.4
Household type by relationship:
Households: 79,077- In family households: 57,829 (9,118 male householders, 8,539 female householders)
14,403 spouses, 18,440 children (16,062 natural, 653 adopted, 1,725 stepchildren), 693 grandchildren, 560 brothers or sisters, 1,618 parents, 1,584 other relatives, 2,874 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 19,317 (7,245 male householders (5,532 living alone)), 5,416 female householders (3,836 living alone)), 6,656 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,931
Size of family households: 10,790 2-persons, 2,767 3-persons, 2,341 4-persons, 1,275 5-persons, 218 6-persons, 266 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 9,368 1-person, 2,706 2-persons, 587 3-persons.
7,226 married couples with children.
3,746 single-parent households (1,239 men, 2,507 women).
76.3% of residents of Monroe speak English at home.
17.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $556,691,000 ($7,111 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $119,426,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $205,243,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $108,113,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $377,000
Federal grants: $68,964,000
Federal procurement contracts: $41,525,000 ($20,125,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $132,468,000 ($74,883,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,924,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,562,040,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,851| Here: | 50 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 63 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,705
| Here: | 49 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 49 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +2,276
| Here: | +30 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +30 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -5,421
| Here: |  -71 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +59 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
| Here: | 5.0 |
| State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.4 |
| State: | 4.3 |
Note: State values scaled to Monroe County population
- 1 room: 300
- 2 rooms: 241
- 3 rooms: 2,324
- 4 rooms: 3,976
- 5 rooms: 4,054
- 6 rooms: 3,212
- 7 rooms: 1,643
- 8 rooms: 1,028
- 9+ rooms: 671
- 1 room: 1,491
- 2 rooms: 1,921
- 3 rooms: 3,418
- 4 rooms: 3,273
- 5 rooms: 1,628
- 6 rooms: 555
- 7 rooms: 301
- 8 rooms: 254
- 9+ rooms: 28
Note: State values scaled to Monroe County population
- no bedroom: 300
- 1 bedroom: 1,268
- 2 bedrooms: 6,198
- 3 bedrooms: 7,358
- 4 bedrooms: 1,997
- 5+ bedrooms: 328
- no bedroom: 1,514
- 1 bedroom: 2,717
- 2 bedrooms: 5,488
- 3 bedrooms: 2,954
- 4 bedrooms: 196
- 5+ bedrooms: 0
Note: State values scaled to Monroe County population
- no vehicle: 583
- 1 vehicle: 6,728
- 2 vehicles: 7,710
- 3 vehicles: 1,825
- 4 vehicles: 434
- 5+ vehicles: 169
- no vehicle: 1,853
- 1 vehicle: 6,400
- 2 vehicles: 3,448
- 3 vehicles: 708
- 4 vehicles: 29
- 5+ vehicles: 431
80% of Monroe County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Florida.
| Monroe County: | 80.3% |
| State average: | 84.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 24,089
- Other state: 37,961
- Northeast: 13,590
- Midwest: 11,593
- South: 9,578
- West: 3,200
- Electricity (87.7%)
- No fuel used (9.5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1.8%)
- Utility gas (0.9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (0.2%)
- Electricity (88.0%)
- No fuel used (10.4%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (0.8%)
- Utility gas (0.7%)
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 472
| Here: | 9.2% |
| Florida: | 12.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 156
| Here: | 5.4% |
| Florida: | 11.3% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 809
| Here: | 24.9% |
| Florida: | 20.1% |
Monroe County government finances - Expenditure in 2002:
- Construction - Air Transportation: $5,369,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,019,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $64,915,000
General - Other: $23,807,000
Solid Waste Management: $12,047,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,918,000
Regular Highways: $6,764,000
Financial Administration: $6,135,000
Central Staff Services: $4,164,000
Health Services - Other: $3,909,000
Welfare - Other: $3,505,000
Air Transportation: $2,633,000
Fire Protection: $2,189,000
Libraries: $2,170,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,163,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,707,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,617,000
Corrections - Other: $1,394,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,035,000
Toll Highways: $582,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,034,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $4,282,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $10,173,000
Air Transportation: $229,000
Natural Resource - Other: $222,000
Judicial: $178,000
Police Protection: $102,000
Welfare - Other: $76,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,000
Regular Highways: $2,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $68,983,000
Monroe County government finances - Revenue in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $3,506,000
- Charges - All Other: $14,869,000
Solid Waste Management: $12,605,000
Toll Highways: $1,266,000
Parks & Recreation: $217,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $14,855,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $10,796,000
General Revenue, NEC: $5,640,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $15,175,000
General Support: $13,688,000
Highways: $3,406,000
Housing & Community Development: $820,000
- Tax - Property: $53,629,000
Total General Sales: $12,720,000
Other Selective Sales: $12,406,000
NEC: $1,573,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $1,516,000
Public Utilities: $156,000
Monroe County government finances - Debt in 2002:
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $12,725,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $29,580,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $450,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $24,015,000
Industrial Revenue: $12,225,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $500,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $5,115,000
Monroe County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $23,464,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $171,503,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $13,226,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,101
- Number of aged recipients: 249
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 852
- Number of recipients under 18: 110
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 595
- Number of recipients older than 64: 396
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 409
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 450
| Most common first names in Monroe County, FL among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 576 | 71.2 years |
| William | 551 | 72.3 years |
| Robert | 423 | 69.4 years |
| James | 390 | 69.9 years |
| Mary | 357 | 78.3 years |
| Charles | 321 | 71.1 years |
| George | 291 | 72.0 years |
| Joseph | 276 | 71.9 years |
| Richard | 197 | 67.3 years |
| Edward | 189 | 72.3 years |
| Most common last names in Monroe County, FL among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 173 | 72.8 years |
| Johnson | 170 | 74.4 years |
| Roberts | 145 | 73.8 years |
| Williams | 105 | 71.1 years |
| Brown | 90 | 72.7 years |
| Knowles | 80 | 76.6 years |
| Thompson | 77 | 72.1 years |
| Albury | 77 | 75.8 years |
| Perez | 76 | 74.0 years |
| Russell | 75 | 74.5 years |
| Businesses in Monroe County, FL | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Hardware | 3 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 22 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 3 | McDonald's | 2 | |
| Arby's | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
| Banana Republic | 1 | Nike | 4 | |
| Best Western | 2 | Nissan | 1 | |
| Blockbuster | 1 | Office Depot | 2 | |
| Budget Car Rental | 3 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
| Burger King | 5 | Outback | 2 | |
| CVS | 7 | Outback Steakhouse | 2 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Payless | 3 | |
| Chico's | 1 | Penske | 2 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
| Curves | 2 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
| DHL | 1 | Publix Super Markets | 3 | |
| Dairy Queen | 2 | Quality | 1 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
| Decora Cabinetry | 8 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Dennys | 2 | Sears | 2 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 1 | Sheraton | 1 | |
| Express | 1 | Starbucks | 2 | |
| FedEx | 30 | T-Mobile | 4 | |
| Foot Locker | 1 | T.G.I. Driday's | 1 | |
| GNC | 2 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 3 | Toyota | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 2 | True Value | 8 | |
| Hyatt | 4 | U-Haul | 10 | |
| IHOP | 1 | UPS | 35 | |
| Jones New York | 6 | Vans | 2 | |
| KFC | 2 | Waffle House | 2 | |
| Kmart | 3 | Walgreens | 4 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 3 | Wendy's | 1 | |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | YMCA | 1 | |
| Marriott | 4 | |||
Monroe County on our top lists:
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
