Monroe County, Michigan (MI)

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• • 136,33493.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,5553.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3,4942.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,8642.0%Two or more races
  • 9040.6%Asian alone
  • 4140.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1470.1%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $210,594

Here:	$210,594
State:	$219,912

Townhouses or other attached units: $204,584

Here:	$204,584
State:	$199,940

In 2-unit structures: $213,788

Here:	$213,788
State:	$142,994

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $305,582

Here:	$305,582
State:	$170,137

Mobile homes: $78,065

Here:	$78,065
State:	$56,186

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 39
• Robberies: 29
• Assaults: 119
• Burglaries: 591
• Thefts: 1631
• Auto thefts: 241

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 27
• Robberies: 21
• Assaults: 116
• Burglaries: 552
• Thefts: 1599
• Auto thefts: 200

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,222 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,880 (1.1%)

Area name: Monroe, MI MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Monroe County is $601 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $723 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $944 a month.

Cities in this county include: Monroe, Lambertville, Temperance, South Monroe, West Monroe, Dundee, Carleton, Detroit Beach, Woodland Beach, Stony Point.

Neighboring counties: DeKalb County, Illinois , Colfax County, Nebraska , Garfield County, Nebraska , LaGrange County, Indiana , Sheridan County, Nebraska .

Current college students: 6,669
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,989 (63.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 5082010 or later
• 7102000 to 2009
• 6381990 to 1999
• 4251980 to 1989
• 3671970 to 1979
• 1,031Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 51.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 49,452
• One, attached: 1,798
• Two: 1,826
• 3 or 4: 1,426
• 5 to 9: 1,177
• 10 to 19: 1,243
• 20 to 49: 823
• 50 or more: 2,108
• Mobile homes: 5,403

Housing units in Monroe County with a mortgage: 29,824 (691 second mortgage, 2,961 home equity loan, 129 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17,689

Religion statistics for Monroe County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Monroe County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Michigan Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4494, Natural disaster type: Other
• Michigan Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3225: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3225, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Michigan Power Outage, Incident Period: August 14, 2003 to August 17, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3189: September 23, 2003, FEMA Id: 3189, Natural disaster type: Power Outage
• Michigan Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 02, 1999 to January 15, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3137: January 27, 1999, FEMA Id: 3137, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Michigan FLOODING, Incident Period: March 29, 1982, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-654: March 29, 1982, FEMA Id: 654, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Michigan Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 27, 1978, Emergency Declared EM-3057: January 27, 1978, FEMA Id: 3057, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
• Michigan SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: April 12, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-371: April 12, 1973, FEMA Id: 371, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Michigan SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: December 01, 1972, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-363: December 01, 1972, FEMA Id: 363, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Michigan TORNADOES, SEVERE STORMS, Incident Period: April 14, 1965, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-190: April 14, 1965, FEMA Id: 190, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado

4.91% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($51,457 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.64% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($26,125 average AGI)
2.27% relocated from other states ($25,332 average AGI)

Monroe County:	2.27%
Michigan average:	1.59%

from Wayne County, MI	1.46% ($51,435 average AGI)
from Lucas County, OH	1.00% ($57,759)
from Washtenaw County, MI	0.35% ($45,629)
from Lenawee County, MI	0.22% ($36,807)
from Oakland County, MI	0.14% ($45,268)
from Wood County, OH	0.11% ($75,646)
from Macomb County, MI	0.07% ($43,000)

5.09% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($50,371 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.50% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($21,996 average AGI)
2.59% relocated to other states ($28,374 average AGI)

Monroe County:	2.59%
Michigan average:	1.85%

to Lucas County, OH	1.16% ($42,333 average AGI)
to Wayne County, MI	1.15% ($45,461)
to Washtenaw County, MI	0.38% ($49,190)
to Lenawee County, MI	0.26% ($54,459)
to Oakland County, MI	0.13% ($61,659)
to Wood County, OH	0.10% ($78,855)
to Macomb County, MI	0.09% ($44,173)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Monroe County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 31,033 (8,053 living alone), Female householders: 29,842 (7,941 living alone)

• 32,438 spouses (32,407 opposite-sex spouses), 3,321 unmarried partners, (3,252 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 42,201 children (39,440 natural, 1,004 adopted, 1,757 stepchildren), 2,937 grandchildren, 815 brothers or sisters, 1,247 parents, 65 foster children, 1,259 other relatives, 3,734 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,608

Size of family households: 21,287 2-persons, 9,242 3-persons, 6,588 4-persons, 3,130 5-persons, 952 6-persons, 546 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 15,994 1-person, 2,773 2-persons, 217 3-persons, 146 4-persons.

20,492 married couples with children.
7,859 single-parent households (1,799 men, 6,060 women).

96.4% of residents of Monroe speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $591,134,000 ($3,875 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,144,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $319,217,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $154,649,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,518,000
Federal grants: $85,522,000
Federal procurement contracts: $9,554,000 ($2,247,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $16,673,000 ($205,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $867,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $52,994,000
Federal Government insurance: $282,494,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+31 per 1000 residents
State:	-16 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.73 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

• Year house built in Monroe County, Michigan
• 1,7072014 or later
• 5132010 to 2013
• 8,8242000 to 2009
• 10,4391990 to 1999
• 4,2311980 to 1989
• 9,5531970 to 1979
• 5,9961960 to 1969
• 9,1241950 to 1959
• 4,7451940 to 1949
• 10,1241939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Monroe County, Michigan

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Monroe County, Michigan
• 851 room
• 522 rooms
• 3263 rooms
• 2,1804 rooms
• 8,0365 rooms
• 12,0936 rooms
• 8,6157 rooms
• 7,2458 rooms
• 8,8819+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monroe County, Michigan
• 6741 room
• 3982 rooms
• 2,0483 rooms
• 3,7364 rooms
• 2,7315 rooms
• 1,5516 rooms
• 8877 rooms
• 5918 rooms
• 7469+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Monroe County, Michigan

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Monroe County, Michigan
• 216no bedroom
• 4541 bedroom
• 5,0902 bedrooms
• 28,9623 bedrooms
• 10,6284 bedrooms
• 2,1635+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monroe County, Michigan
• 674no bedroom
• 3,4711 bedroom
• 5,0392 bedrooms
• 3,2233 bedrooms
• 7444 bedrooms
• 2115+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Monroe County, Michigan in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Monroe County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 916no vehicle
• 11,2661 vehicle
• 19,3752 vehicles
• 11,4553 vehicles
• 2,7804 vehicles
• 1,7215+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Monroe County in renter-occupied apartments
• 2,895no vehicle
• 6,3771 vehicle
• 3,4562 vehicles
• 4243 vehicles
• 644 vehicles
• 1465+ vehicles

89.7% of Monroe County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Michigan.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 88,733
• Other state: 57,260
• Northeast: 3,384
• Midwest: 43,779
• South: 7,592
• West: 2,505

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,088
• Number of aged recipients: 154
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,934
• Number of recipients under 18: 376
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,419
• Number of recipients older than 64: 293
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 747
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 995

Monroe County on our top lists:

• #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
• #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #83 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #83 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"