County population in 2016: 46,198 (24% urban, 76% rural); it was 38,961 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 7,574 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 5,732 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 12,009 Renter-occupied apartments: 4,405 (it was 3,320 in 2000)
% of renters here:
22%
State:
32%
Land area: 635 sq. mi.
Water area: 17.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 73 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Monroe County: 80.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2016: $38,623 ($30,337 in 1999)
This county:
$38,623
Tennessee:
$48,547
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $497 (lower quartile is $382, upper quartile is $630)
This county:
$497
State:
$637
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $122,704 (it was $71,900 in 2000)
Monroe:
$122,704
Tennessee:
$157,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $72,902 - $200,976 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $951 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $298
Institutionalized population: 429
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 7
Robberies: 4
Assaults: 149
Burglaries: 220
Thefts: 444
Auto thefts: 71
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 6
Rapes: 11
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 180
Burglaries: 227
Thefts: 472
Auto thefts: 75
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $768 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $639 (0.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 17.6%
Monroe County:
17.6%
Tennessee:
15.8%
(16.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 20.5% for Black residents, 31.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 6.4% for American Indian residents, 23.8% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 43.2 years old
(Males: 41.1 years old, Females: 45.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.6 years old, Black residents: 34.8 years old, American Indian residents: 56.5 years old, Asian residents: 17.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 20.6 years old, Other race residents: 45.1 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Monroe County is $364 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $462 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $553 a month.
Churches in Monroe County include: Buffalo Valley United Methodist Church (A), Pineview Church (B), Loveless Church (C), Springer Ridge Church (D), Flat Rock Church (E), Slippery Church (F), Little Swan Church (G), Haley Chapel (H), Liberty Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Johnson Cemetery (1), Vincent Cemetery (2), Voorhies Cemetery (3), Walker Cemetery (4), Pioneer Cemetery (5), Kittrell Cemetery (6), Ledbetter Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Green Pond (A), Slag Pile Pond (B), Dan Maddox Fishing Lake (C), Highland Lake (D), Lake Highland (E), Napier Lake (F), Dan Maddox Lake (G), Jackson Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Swan Creek (A), Little Buffalo River (B), Langford Branch (C), Kittrell Branch (D), Kelly Branch (E), Keg Spring Branch (F), Keeling Branch (G), Hurricane Branch (H), Hunt Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 1,196 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.5% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,342 (38.0% naturalized citizens)
Monroe County:
2.9%
Whole state:
4.8%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 50
2000 to 2009: 517
1990 to 1999: 100
1980 to 1989: 76
1970 to 1979: 15
Before 1970: 80
Note: State values scaled to Monroe County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.6%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 14,517
One, attached: 42
Two: 311
3 or 4: 407
5 to 9: 455
10 to 19: 145
20 to 49: 101
50 or more: 12
Mobile homes: 4,976
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24
Housing units in Monroe County with a mortgage: 6,055 (102 second mortgage, 307 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 7,065
Here:
46.2% with mortgage
State:
59.5% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Monroe County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
25,241
88
Mainline Protestant
2,506
19
Catholic
500
1
Black Protestant
121
3
Other
1
1
None
16,150
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Monroe County Religion Details
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: 7
Monroe County:
1.56 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.22 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:
0.17 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:
0.89 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:
0.65 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 27
Monroe County:
6.04 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:
5.16 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 29
This county:
6.48 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.56 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Monroe County:
12.8%
Tennessee:
11.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Monroe County:
31.1%
State:
30.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
8.7%
State:
13.5%
Agriculture in Monroe County:
Average size of farms: 104 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $22,712 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $78.41 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.53% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 88.35% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $18,724 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 32.40% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.11% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $37,582 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.87% Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 38.66 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 10.16% Corn for grain: 901 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 1238 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 3344 harvested acres Vegetables: 19 harvested acres Land in orchards: 34 acres
Tornado activity:
Monroe County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 10771551.3 times below overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 16 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 3/22/1991, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 14 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Monroe County-area historical earthquake activity is near Tennessee state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 29.0 miles away from Monroe County center On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi) earthquake occurred 101.6 miles away from the county center On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 187.9 miles away from the county center On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 154.1 miles away from the county center On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 283.0 miles away from Monroe County center On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 256.9 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Tennessee Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4211: April 02, 2015, FEMA Id: 4211, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 29, 2012 to March 02, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4060: March 16, 2012, FEMA Id: 4060, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 25, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1974: May 01, 2011, FEMA Id: 1974, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Tennessee Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3217: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3217, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2003 to May 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1464: May 08, 2003, FEMA Id: 1464, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Tennessee Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 23, 1998 to December 29, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1260: January 15, 1999, FEMA Id: 1260, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 1998 to May 18, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1215: April 20, 1998, FEMA Id: 1215, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Tennessee Heavy Rain, Flash Flooding, Incident Period: March 25, 1994 to April 03, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1022: April 14, 1994, FEMA Id: 1022, Natural disaster type: Flash Flood, Heavy Rain
Tennessee Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3095: March 14, 1993, FEMA Id: 3095, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
Tennessee TORNADOES, Incident Period: April 04, 1974, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-424: April 04, 1974, FEMA Id: 424, Natural disaster type: Tornado
1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Monroe County (11) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Tornadoes: 5, Storms: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Heavy Rains: 2, Winds: 2, Flash Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowfall: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
Material moving occupations (8%)
Sales and related occupations (8%)
Transportation occupations (8%)
Management occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
Sales and related occupations (14%)
Production occupations (11%)
Education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (46%)
Nicaragua (9%)
Scotland (7%)
Germany (6%)
Italy (5%)
United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (5%)
Canada (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Monroe County (%):
American (45%)
English (6%)
Irish (6%)
German (6%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Italian (1%)
European (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 13,096 (86.4%)
Carpooled: 1,293 (8.5%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0.0%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 156 (1.0%)
Bicycle: 25 (0.2%)
Walked: 165 (1.1%)
Worked at home: 375 (2.5%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Monroe County, Tennessee in 2000:
249 people in nursing homes
175 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
71 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
27 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
12 people in other types of correctional institutions
7 people in other group homes
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
People in group quarters in Monroe County, Tennessee in 2010:
253 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
156 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
50 people in college/university student housing
14 people in other noninstitutional facilities
13 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
7 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
7 people in group homes intended for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $42,399.
6.52% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($34,476 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.52%
Tennessee average:
6.50%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.99% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($15,413 average AGI)
2.54% relocated from other states ($19,063 average AGI)
Monroe County:
2.54%
Tennessee average:
3.16%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
5.68% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($28,024 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.68%
Tennessee average:
6.26%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.83% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($17,826 average AGI)
1.85% relocated to other states ($10,197 average AGI)
Monroe County:
1.85%
Tennessee average:
2.90%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.0
Births per 1000 population in Monroe County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.0 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population in Monroe County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Monroe County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 17.6% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 6.0%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Monroe County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Monroe County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 8,334 (6,242 aged, 2,092 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,096 (10%)
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, Tennessee in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (679)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (605)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (328)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (292)
Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (112)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (105)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.38 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,439 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 140 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 42,829
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,253 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 956
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 20 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 63
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 72.9. This is less than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 131.9. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 93.7
Other - 38.2
Household type by relationship:
Households: 46,198
In family households: 39,900 (7,359 male householders, 5,261 female householders)
10,162 spouses, 11,201 children (9,896 natural, 428 adopted, 889 stepchildren), 1,481 grandchildren, 823 brothers or sisters, 810 parents, 1,429 other relatives, 1,342 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,682 (2,426 male householders (2,123 living alone)), 2,394 female householders (2,259 living alone)), 861 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 548
Size of family households: 7,033 2-persons, 2,507 3-persons, 1,770 4-persons, 1,047 5-persons, 280 6-persons, 66 7-or-more-persons.
6,039 married couples with children.
1,682 single-parent households (492 men, 1,190 women).
95.9% of residents of Monroe speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $223,775,000 ($5,319 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $5,150,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $113,029,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $45,216,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $671,000 Federal grants: $56,531,000 Federal procurement contracts: $2,589,000 ($21,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $5,738,000 ($609,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $636,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,834,000 Federal Government insurance: $3,727,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,763
Here:
64 per 1000 residents
State:
69 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 2,088
Here:
48 per 1000 residents
State:
50 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +182
Here:
+4 per 1000 residents
State:
+8 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +3,431
Here:
+79 per 1000 residents
State:
+18 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Monroe County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.58 millions of gallons per day (10% from ground, 90% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.8
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.6
State:
4.5
Year house built
2014 or later: 489
2010 to 2013: 476
2000 to 2009: 3,669
1990 to 1999: 4,673
1980 to 1989: 3,252
1970 to 1979: 3,886
1960 to 1969: 1,377
1950 to 1959: 1,386
1940 to 1949: 948
1939 or earlier: 1,069
Note: State values scaled to Monroe population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Monroe County, Tennessee
Note: State values scaled to Monroe County population
no vehicle: 360
1 vehicle: 3,116
2 vehicles: 5,136
3 vehicles: 2,975
4 vehicles: 1,017
5+ vehicles: 455
no vehicle: 441
1 vehicle: 1,985
2 vehicles: 1,735
3 vehicles: 120
4 vehicles: 122
5+ vehicles: 0
85% of Monroe County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Tennessee.
Monroe County:
85.2%
State average:
85.8%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 31,297
Other state: 13,343
Northeast: 2,347
Midwest: 4,074
South: 5,933
West: 1,010
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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