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Monroe County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 11,756
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 150 / 130 / 0
Land Area (2000): 856.789 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 3.359 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 162,000.000 acres (655.452 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 980
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 31.50%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 7.00%
Farm earnings (2005): $17,277,000
Physicians (2004): 9
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (49)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 2,666
Federal Spending (2004): $83,443

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	0	0.00%
Rural, Farm	4,605	18.39%
Rural, Non-farm	20,442	81.61%

Monroe County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Monroe County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	5,275	4,922	353	6.68%	67
1991	5,137	4,729	408	7.94%	79
1992	4,938	4,681	257	5.21%	52
1993	5,237	5,010	227	4.34%	44
1994	5,380	5,139	241	4.48%	45
1995	5,490	5,249	240	4.38%	44
1996	5,506	5,157	349	6.34%	63
1997	5,434	5,061	372	6.85%	68
1998	5,125	4,940	186	3.63%	36
1999	5,420	4,721	699	12.90%	129
2000	5,378	4,936	442	8.22%	82
2001	5,189	4,726	463	8.92%	89
2002	5,235	4,888	347	6.64%	67
2003	5,317	4,929	388	7.30%	73
2004	5,062	4,789	274	5.41%	54
2005	5,023	4,696	327	6.51%	65
2006	5,035	4,714	321	6.38%	64
2007	4,838	4,501	336	6.95%	70
2008	4,847	4,457	390	8.05%	80

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	5,354	4,848	506	9.45%	95
Feb 1990	5,414	4,980	434	8.02%	80
Mar 1990	5,418	5,061	357	6.59%	66
Apr 1990	5,413	5,119	294	5.43%	54
May 1990	5,433	5,129	304	5.60%	56
Jun 1990	5,443	5,137	306	5.62%	56
Jul 1990	5,392	4,781	611	11.33%	113
Aug 1990	5,292	5,029	263	4.97%	50
Sep 1990	5,174	4,872	302	5.84%	58
Oct 1990	4,978	4,735	243	4.88%	49
Nov 1990	5,009	4,716	293	5.85%	58
Dec 1990	4,977	4,660	317	6.37%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	5,187	4,793	394	7.60%	76
Feb 1991	5,285	4,872	413	7.81%	78
Mar 1991	5,135	4,402	733	14.27%	143
Apr 1991	5,196	4,896	300	5.77%	58
May 1991	5,206	4,924	282	5.42%	54
Jun 1991	5,112	4,732	380	7.43%	74
Jul 1991	5,059	4,618	441	8.72%	87
Aug 1991	5,221	4,797	424	8.12%	81
Sep 1991	5,129	4,743	386	7.53%	75
Oct 1991	5,142	4,730	412	8.01%	80
Nov 1991	5,021	4,651	370	7.37%	74
Dec 1991	4,945	4,587	358	7.24%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	4,836	4,473	363	7.51%	75
Feb 1992	4,864	4,500	364	7.48%	75
Mar 1992	4,861	4,519	342	7.04%	70
Apr 1992	4,864	4,645	219	4.50%	45
May 1992	4,996	4,767	229	4.58%	46
Jun 1992	5,102	4,810	292	5.72%	57
Jul 1992	5,098	4,866	232	4.55%	46
Aug 1992	4,951	4,729	222	4.48%	45
Sep 1992	4,892	4,692	200	4.09%	41
Oct 1992	4,880	4,678	202	4.14%	41
Nov 1992	4,903	4,671	232	4.73%	47
Dec 1992	5,008	4,819	189	3.77%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	5,036	4,663	373	7.41%	74
Feb 1993	5,050	4,749	301	5.96%	60
Mar 1993	5,103	4,847	256	5.02%	50
Apr 1993	5,180	4,974	206	3.98%	40
May 1993	5,231	5,023	208	3.98%	40
Jun 1993	5,374	5,171	203	3.78%	38
Jul 1993	5,369	5,181	188	3.50%	35
Aug 1993	5,427	5,233	194	3.57%	36
Sep 1993	5,299	5,134	165	3.11%	31
Oct 1993	5,209	5,043	166	3.19%	32
Nov 1993	5,322	5,066	256	4.81%	48
Dec 1993	5,247	5,035	212	4.04%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	5,212	4,911	301	5.78%	58
Feb 1994	5,381	5,062	319	5.93%	59
Mar 1994	5,234	4,961	273	5.22%	52
Apr 1994	5,293	5,076	217	4.10%	41
May 1994	5,380	5,185	195	3.62%	36
Jun 1994	5,504	5,293	211	3.83%	38
Jul 1994	5,589	5,086	503	9.00%	90
Aug 1994	5,497	5,297	200	3.64%	36
Sep 1994	5,431	5,252	179	3.30%	33
Oct 1994	5,298	5,143	155	2.93%	29
Nov 1994	5,375	5,211	164	3.05%	31
Dec 1994	5,363	5,186	177	3.30%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	5,347	5,093	254	4.75%	48
Feb 1995	5,374	5,133	241	4.48%	45
Mar 1995	5,466	5,281	185	3.38%	34
Apr 1995	5,545	5,366	179	3.23%	32
May 1995	5,522	5,327	195	3.53%	35
Jun 1995	5,643	5,447	196	3.47%	35
Jul 1995	5,698	5,170	528	9.27%	93
Aug 1995	5,549	5,354	195	3.51%	35
Sep 1995	5,515	5,314	201	3.64%	36
Oct 1995	5,379	5,179	200	3.72%	37
Nov 1995	5,468	5,212	256	4.68%	47
Dec 1995	5,371	5,116	255	4.75%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	5,472	5,114	358	6.54%	65
Feb 1996	5,429	5,060	369	6.80%	68
Mar 1996	5,551	5,222	329	5.93%	59
Apr 1996	5,544	5,226	318	5.74%	57
May 1996	5,537	5,271	266	4.80%	48
Jun 1996	5,676	5,384	292	5.14%	51
Jul 1996	5,601	4,978	623	11.12%	111
Aug 1996	5,472	5,176	296	5.41%	54
Sep 1996	5,372	5,053	319	5.94%	59
Oct 1996	5,482	5,181	301	5.49%	55
Nov 1996	5,478	5,133	345	6.30%	63
Dec 1996	5,457	5,083	374	6.85%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	5,555	5,046	509	9.16%	92
Feb 1997	5,423	4,957	466	8.59%	86
Mar 1997	5,524	5,057	467	8.45%	85
Apr 1997	5,382	5,069	313	5.82%	58
May 1997	5,405	5,133	272	5.03%	50
Jun 1997	5,525	5,199	326	5.90%	59
Jul 1997	5,480	4,863	617	11.26%	113
Aug 1997	5,392	5,169	223	4.14%	41
Sep 1997	5,573	4,926	647	11.61%	116
Oct 1997	5,397	5,192	205	3.80%	38
Nov 1997	5,294	5,082	212	4.00%	40
Dec 1997	5,252	5,043	209	3.98%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	5,147	4,930	217	4.22%	42
Feb 1998	5,104	4,899	205	4.02%	40
Mar 1998	5,150	4,941	209	4.06%	41
Apr 1998	5,091	4,949	142	2.79%	28
May 1998	5,140	4,973	167	3.25%	32
Jun 1998	5,266	5,074	192	3.65%	36
Jul 1998	5,140	4,976	164	3.19%	32
Aug 1998	5,081	4,889	192	3.78%	38
Sep 1998	5,020	4,836	184	3.67%	37
Oct 1998	5,050	4,880	170	3.37%	34
Nov 1998	5,073	4,892	181	3.57%	36
Dec 1998	5,243	5,035	208	3.97%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	5,432	5,153	279	5.14%	51
Feb 1999	5,557	4,871	686	12.34%	123
Mar 1999	5,445	4,769	676	12.42%	124
Apr 1999	5,375	4,678	697	12.97%	130
May 1999	5,430	4,669	761	14.01%	140
Jun 1999	5,494	4,703	791	14.40%	144
Jul 1999	5,517	4,779	738	13.38%	134
Aug 1999	5,408	4,619	789	14.59%	146
Sep 1999	5,327	4,638	689	12.93%	129
Oct 1999	5,219	4,654	565	10.83%	108
Nov 1999	5,403	4,483	920	17.03%	170
Dec 1999	5,429	4,631	798	14.70%	147

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	5,455	4,859	596	10.93%	109
Feb 2000	5,465	4,864	601	11.00%	110
Mar 2000	5,505	4,953	552	10.03%	100
Apr 2000	5,449	4,992	457	8.39%	84
May 2000	5,451	4,989	462	8.48%	85
Jun 2000	5,493	5,084	409	7.45%	74
Jul 2000	5,495	5,059	436	7.93%	79
Aug 2000	5,418	5,010	408	7.53%	75
Sep 2000	5,349	4,992	357	6.67%	67
Oct 2000	5,163	4,836	327	6.33%	63
Nov 2000	5,164	4,807	357	6.91%	69
Dec 2000	5,134	4,792	342	6.66%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	5,289	4,894	395	7.47%	75
Feb 2001	5,259	4,877	382	7.26%	73
Mar 2001	5,187	4,466	721	13.90%	139
Apr 2001	5,290	4,575	715	13.52%	135
May 2001	5,292	4,677	615	11.62%	116
Jun 2001	5,153	4,682	471	9.14%	91
Jul 2001	5,237	4,829	408	7.79%	78
Aug 2001	5,215	4,895	320	6.14%	61
Sep 2001	5,245	4,876	369	7.04%	70
Oct 2001	5,086	4,757	329	6.47%	65
Nov 2001	4,989	4,651	338	6.77%	68
Dec 2001	5,029	4,536	493	9.80%	98

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	5,135	4,624	511	9.95%	100
Feb 2002	5,165	4,678	487	9.43%	94
Mar 2002	5,172	4,812	360	6.96%	70
Apr 2002	5,186	4,894	292	5.63%	56
May 2002	5,209	4,909	300	5.76%	58
Jun 2002	5,204	4,889	315	6.05%	61
Jul 2002	5,208	4,881	327	6.28%	63
Aug 2002	5,358	5,088	270	5.04%	50
Sep 2002	5,370	5,104	266	4.95%	50
Oct 2002	5,332	4,966	366	6.86%	69
Nov 2002	5,217	4,872	345	6.61%	66
Dec 2002	5,268	4,938	330	6.26%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	5,455	5,105	350	6.42%	64
Feb 2003	5,510	5,152	358	6.50%	65
Mar 2003	5,578	5,138	440	7.89%	79
Apr 2003	5,361	4,908	453	8.45%	84
May 2003	5,232	4,772	460	8.79%	88
Jun 2003	5,211	4,791	420	8.06%	81
Jul 2003	5,277	4,779	498	9.44%	94
Aug 2003	5,216	4,860	356	6.83%	68
Sep 2003	5,309	4,919	390	7.35%	73
Oct 2003	5,153	4,853	300	5.82%	58
Nov 2003	5,267	4,941	326	6.19%	62
Dec 2003	5,229	4,924	305	5.83%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	5,043	4,707	336	6.66%	67
Feb 2004	5,108	4,690	418	8.18%	82
Mar 2004	5,070	4,743	327	6.45%	64
Apr 2004	5,102	4,830	272	5.33%	53
May 2004	5,093	4,830	263	5.16%	52
Jun 2004	5,195	4,911	284	5.47%	55
Jul 2004	5,049	4,743	306	6.06%	61
Aug 2004	5,014	4,784	230	4.59%	46
Sep 2004	5,050	4,851	199	3.94%	39
Oct 2004	4,993	4,789	204	4.09%	41
Nov 2004	5,018	4,806	212	4.22%	42
Dec 2004	5,011	4,778	233	4.65%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	4,963	4,673	290	5.84%	58
Feb 2005	4,979	4,579	400	8.03%	80
Mar 2005	4,968	4,607	361	7.27%	73
Apr 2005	5,078	4,759	319	6.28%	63
May 2005	5,083	4,766	317	6.24%	62
Jun 2005	5,109	4,796	313	6.13%	61
Jul 2005	5,220	4,842	378	7.24%	72
Aug 2005	4,961	4,664	297	5.99%	60
Sep 2005	4,921	4,630	291	5.91%	59
Oct 2005	4,958	4,663	295	5.95%	59
Nov 2005	5,019	4,690	329	6.56%	66
Dec 2005	5,019	4,685	334	6.65%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	5,026	4,661	365	7.26%	73
Feb 2006	4,984	4,568	416	8.35%	83
Mar 2006	4,959	4,626	333	6.72%	67
Apr 2006	5,048	4,749	299	5.92%	59
May 2006	5,074	4,789	285	5.62%	56
Jun 2006	5,175	4,861	314	6.07%	61
Jul 2006	5,203	4,864	339	6.52%	65
Aug 2006	5,021	4,765	256	5.10%	51
Sep 2006	4,933	4,664	269	5.45%	55
Oct 2006	4,982	4,711	271	5.44%	54
Nov 2006	4,998	4,679	319	6.38%	64
Dec 2006	5,017	4,626	391	7.79%	78

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	4,924	4,483	441	8.96%	90
Feb 2007	4,784	4,359	425	8.88%	89
Mar 2007	4,889	4,514	375	7.67%	77
Apr 2007	4,831	4,493	338	7.00%	70
May 2007	4,893	4,566	327	6.68%	67
Jun 2007	4,977	4,632	345	6.93%	69
Jul 2007	4,915	4,546	369	7.51%	75
Aug 2007	4,781	4,494	287	6.00%	60
Sep 2007	4,760	4,476	284	5.97%	60
Oct 2007	4,748	4,501	247	5.20%	52
Nov 2007	4,765	4,485	280	5.88%	59
Dec 2007	4,783	4,468	315	6.59%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	4,845	4,437	408	8.42%	84
Feb 2008	4,787	4,390	397	8.29%	83
Mar 2008	4,799	4,395	404	8.42%	84
Apr 2008	4,823	4,481	342	7.09%	71
May 2008	4,871	4,495	376	7.72%	77
Jun 2008	4,962	4,548	414	8.34%	83
Jul 2008	4,921	4,500	421	8.56%	86
Aug 2008	4,808	4,456	352	7.32%	73
Sep 2008	4,805	4,409	396	8.24%	82
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Monroe County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	702	12.50%
2.	Wood Manufacturing	672	11.97%
3.	Construction	668	11.90%
4.	Metal Manufactuing	298	5.31%
5.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	270	4.81%
6.	Educational Services	252	4.49%
7.	Repair and Maintenance	196	3.49%
8.	Machinery Manufacturing	180	3.21%
9.	Truck Transportation	150	2.67%
10.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	140	2.49%
11.	Public Administration	136	2.42%
12.	Apparel Manufacturing	132	2.35%
13.	Petroleum and Coal Manufactuing	128	2.28%
14.	Health Care	122	2.17%
15.	Printing and Related Manufacturing	108	1.92%
16.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	106	1.89%
17.	Department and Other General Stores	106	1.89%
18.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	106	1.89%
19.	Food and Beverage Stores	94	1.67%
20.	Accommodation and Food Services	88	1.57%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	786	19.57%
2.	Educational Services	712	17.73%
3.	Apparel Manufacturing	480	11.95%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	238	5.93%
5.	Department and Other General Stores	238	5.93%
6.	Social Assistance	182	4.53%
7.	Finance and Insurance	170	4.23%
8.	Public Administration	170	4.23%
9.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	90	2.24%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	86	2.14%
11.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	56	1.39%
12.	Wood Manufacturing	54	1.34%
13.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	52	1.29%
14.	Construction	50	1.25%
15.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	48	1.20%
16.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	46	1.15%
17.	Personal and Laundry Services	42	1.05%
18.	Petroleum and Coal Manufactuing	42	1.05%
19.	Private Household Services	40	1.00%
20.	Metal Manufactuing	36	0.90%

Monroe County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Farmers and Farm Managers	508	9.05%
2.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	394	7.02%
3.	Other Production Occupations	386	6.88%
4.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	384	6.84%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	272	4.85%
6.	Other Installation / Maintenance	264	4.70%
7.	Other Material Moving Workers	248	4.42%
8.	Vehicle Mechanics	230	4.10%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	224	3.99%
10.	Other Construction Trades	182	3.24%
11.	Woodworkers	170	3.03%
12.	Carpenters	168	2.99%
13.	Other Management Occupations	162	2.89%
14.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	146	2.60%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	142	2.53%
16.	Agricultural Workers	130	2.32%
17.	Bus Drivers	100	1.78%
18.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	96	1.71%
19.	Assemblers and Fabricators	88	1.57%
20.	Other Office and Admin Support	82	1.46%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	374	9.31%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	244	6.08%
3.	Other Management Occupations	230	5.73%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	210	5.23%
5.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	186	4.63%
6.	Secretaries and Admins	178	4.43%
7.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	168	4.18%
8.	Health Technologists and Technicians	166	4.13%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	144	3.59%
10.	Cashiers	140	3.49%
11.	Other Production Occupations	134	3.34%
12.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	130	3.24%
13.	Registered Nurses	130	3.24%
14.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	118	2.94%
15.	Child Care Workers	104	2.59%
16.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	98	2.44%
17.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	94	2.34%
18.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	92	2.29%
19.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	86	2.14%
20.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	84	2.09%

Monroe County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	9,524	47.84%
15-35 hours	1,986	9.98%
1-14 hours	492	2.47%
No regular hours	7,905	39.71%

Monroe County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	501	5.19%
5 AM-5:29 AM	426	4.41%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	605	6.26%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,104	11.43%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,151	22.27%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,631	16.88%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	944	9.77%
8 AM-8:29 AM	450	4.66%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	98	1.01%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	262	2.71%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	95	0.98%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	52	0.54%
Noon-3:59 PM	757	7.84%
4 PM-11:59 PM	584	6.05%

Monroe County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	531	5.50%
5-9	1,725	17.86%
10-14	1,926	19.94%
15-19	1,545	15.99%
20-24	692	7.16%
25-29	331	3.43%
30-34	1,200	12.42%
35-39	243	2.52%
40-44	252	2.61%
45-59	566	5.86%
60-89	314	3.25%
At least 90	335	3.47%

Monroe County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	21	0.22%	6,729	69.66%
30-44	27	0.28%	1,668	17.27%
45-59	0	0.00%	566	5.86%
At least 60	0	0.00%	649	6.72%

Monroe County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	22	0.22%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,188	11.63%
Car / truck / van, solo	8,069	79.01%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	60	0.59%
Public transportation	48	0.47%
Walked	273	2.67%
Worked at home	552	5.41%

Monroe County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Monroe County Family Information Back to top
: 9,450 (23,248 people)
: 6,800 (20,014 people)
: 2,646
: 14,589
Monroe County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,207	21.95%
$10,000-$14,999	1,068	10.62%
$15,000-$19,999	1,076	10.70%
$20,000-$24,999	1,073	10.67%
$25,000-$29,999	687	6.83%
$30,000-$34,999	656	6.52%
$35,000-$39,999	615	6.12%
$40,000-$44,999	562	5.59%
$45,000-$49,999	402	4.00%
$50,000-$59,999	549	5.46%
$60,000-$74,999	592	5.89%
$75,000-$99,999	275	2.74%
$100,000-$124,999	66	0.66%
$125,000-$149,999	42	0.42%
$150,000-$199,999	52	0.52%
$200,000 or more	132	1.31%

Monroe County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,248	26.32%
Family, 2 people	1,531	32.29%
Nonfamily, 2 people	86	1.81%
Family, 3 people	875	18.46%
Nonfamily, 3 people	16	0.34%
Family, 4 people	646	13.63%
Nonfamily, 4 people	7	0.15%
Family, 5 people	220	4.64%
Nonfamily, 5 people	1	0.02%
Family, 6 people	68	1.43%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	40	0.84%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	3	0.06%

Monroe County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	7,145	26.35%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	2,367	8.73%
Public Assistance	456	1.68%
Retirement	1,318	4.86%
Self Employment	2,137	7.88%
Social Security	3,549	13.09%
Supplemental Security	1,551	5.72%
Wage / Salary	6,684	24.65%
Other	1,913	7.05%

Monroe County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	3,283	57.62%
With children under 18	2,415	42.38%

Monroe County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,107	11.21%
Married	6,065	61.41%
Never Married	2,374	24.04%
Widowed	330	3.34%

Monroe County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,092	10.49%
Married	6,232	59.86%
Never Married	1,537	14.76%
Widowed	1,550	14.89%

Monroe County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Monroe County Education Information Back to top
Monroe County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	4,582	24.02%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	3,170	16.62%
High school diploma or equivalent	6,723	35.24%
Some college, no degree	2,429	12.73%
Associate degree	608	3.19%
Bachelors degree	796	4.17%
Graduate or professional degree	768	4.03%

Monroe County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	280	2.38%	26	0.22%	306	2.60%
Kindergarten	356	3.03%	0	0.00%	356	3.03%
Grades 1-4	1,502	12.78%	4	0.03%	1,506	12.81%
Grades 5-8	1,049	8.92%	27	0.23%	1,076	9.15%
Grades 9-12	1,428	12.15%	12	0.10%	1,440	12.25%
Undergrad college	742	6.31%	104	0.88%	846	7.20%
Graduate or professional school	77	0.65%	54	0.46%	131	1.11%
Total	5,434	46.22%	227	1.93%	5,661	48.15%

Monroe County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Monroe County Business Information Back to top
: $87,697,000
: $5,212,000
: $108,161
: 1,455
Monroe County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	0	0	1
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	1	1
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	0	0
1999 - Construction	2	0	3	3	4
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	3	2	5
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	1	4	8	8
1999 - Information	0	0	1	1	0
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Manufacturing	0	3	12	12	1
1999 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	2	4	5	9
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	1	2	4
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	3	1	1	1
1999 - Retail Trade	5	9	13	17	23
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	1	2	2	1
1999 - Unclassified	3	0	0	0	1
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Wholesale Trade	0	2	6	1	2
1999 - Total	15	21	52	56	62
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	1	0	1
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	1
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	0	0
2000 - Construction	3	2	4	3	4
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	2	1	2	2	5
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	1	8	3	9
2000 - Information	0	0	0	1	1
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Manufacturing	1	2	10	7	4
2000 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	1	3	5	10
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	1	0	2	5
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	0	1	2
2000 - Retail Trade	1	6	12	21	19
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	1	0	3	2
2000 - Unclassified	2	2	0	0	2
2000 - Utilities	1	0	0	0	1
2000 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	1	5	4
2000 - Total	19	18	44	53	71
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	1	1	0
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	0	1
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Construction	2	3	2	4	5
2001 - Educational Services	1	0	0	0	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	3	2	6
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	1	7	6	7
2001 - Information	0	1	0	0	1
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Manufacturing	0	4	7	8	3
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	3	3	6	8
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	1	4	0	3
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	0	1	2
2001 - Retail Trade	8	4	16	13	20
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	1	1	2	3
2001 - Unclassified	1	1	1	1	1
2001 - Utilities	0	1	0	0	1
2001 - Wholesale Trade	2	1	5	3	2
2001 - Total	22	23	50	48	65
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	0	1	0
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Construction	1	2	4	6	1
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	3	3	5
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	3	7	7	3
2002 - Information	1	0	1	0	0
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Manufacturing	1	3	2	9	4
2002 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	2	8	2	10
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	4	0	4
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	1	0	3
2002 - Retail Trade	6	8	15	14	21
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	3	1	1	3
2002 - Unclassified	0	1	0	1	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	0
2002 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	6	3	3
2002 - Total	18	23	53	48	60
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	0	1	0
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Construction	2	0	7	4	3
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Finance & Insurance	2	1	1	4	5
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	2	9	5	5
2003 - Information	0	1	0	1	0
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Manufacturing	2	1	6	7	2
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	4	5	6	10
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	3	0	4
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	0	0	3
2003 - Retail Trade	2	4	22	8	21
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	4	1	1	2
2003 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	6	1	2
2003 - Total	11	20	60	39	61
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	1	0	0
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	0	0	1	0
2004 - Construction	0	1	4	3	8
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	5	1	6
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	0	5	7	7
2004 - Information	0	0	0	1	1
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Manufacturing	0	1	7	6	5
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	2	5	4	11
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	0	3	5
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	1	1	1
2004 - Retail Trade	5	3	13	14	19
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	2	2	0	0
2004 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Wholesale Trade	2	0	4	2	4
2004 - Total	16	10	47	43	70
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	1	0	0
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	1	1	0
2005 - Construction	2	1	5	4	5
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	0	2	4	3	4
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	9	7	5
2005 - Information	1	0	0	1	1
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Manufacturing	4	2	9	4	3
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	0	3	6	13
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	1	2	1	4
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	0	0	1	2
2005 - Retail Trade	3	1	12	16	21
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	0	1	1	2
2005 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Wholesale Trade	1	3	2	7	1
2005 - Total	20	11	49	52	64

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Monroe County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Monroe County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	18,970	76.79%
Below Poverty Level	5,733	23.21%

Monroe County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$124	$8	$56	$0	$0	$16	$196	$100	$92	$216
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$199	$8	$373	$0	$0	$64	$636	$180	$62	$811
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$243	$6	$765	$0	$0	$566	$1,574	$649	$4,704	$5,124
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$261	$32	$1,037	$0	$0	$1,741	$3,039	$813	$4,688	$60
1982	$262	$30	$1,167	$0	$0	$2,327	$3,756	$1,087	$4,673	$99
1983	$351	$23	$1,761	$0	$0	$2,665	$4,777	$1,706	$4,662	$136
1984	$282	$55	$1,741	$0	$0	$3,533	$5,556	$1,767	$4,873	$161
1985	$299	$50	$913	$0	$0	$24	$1,236	$476	$4,775	$27
1986	$293	$63	$773	$0	$0	$32	$1,098	$418	$4,670	$67
1987	$680	$105	$916	$0	$0	$494	$2,090	$419	$4,555	$101
1988	$609	$245	$915	$0	$0	$80	$1,604	$587	$4,435	$183
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$449	$682	$1,116	$0	$0	$420	$1,985	$491	$3,700	$3,965
1993	$470	$714	$1,168	$0	$0	$439	$2,077	$514	$3,550	$3,965
1994	$378	$457	$917	$0	$0	$395	$1,690	$367	$3,255	$3,037
1995	$383	$464	$937	$0	$0	$420	$1,740	$378	$3,025	$4,258
1996	$460	$560	$971	$0	$0	$687	$2,118	$322	$2,795	$4,616
1997	$161	$491	$1,063	$0	$0	$284	$1,508	$768	$2,838	$2,911
1998	$618	$528	$1,114	$0	$0	$371	$2,103	$818	$25	$678
1999	$531	$632	$1,597	$0	$0	$390	$2,518	$787	$0	$758
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$865	$778	$3,444	$0	$0	$436	$4,745	$850	$0	$1,143

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$0	$24	$7	$29	$40	$0	$165
1972	$1	$1	$9	$0	$0	$54	$165
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$0	$78	$14	$43	$92	$0	$382
1977	$67	$5	$2	$0	$0	$81	$382
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$68	$842	$568	$112	$0	$2,078
1979	$39	$0	$2	$0	$0	$447	$2,078
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$0	$85	$192	$1,802	$327	$0	$2,973
1981	$9	$3	$220	$14	$0	$321	$2,973
1982	$0	$100	$69	$2,458	$116	$0	$3,226
1982	$12	$1	$220	$14	$0	$236	$3,226
1983	$0	$150	$45	$2,658	$361	$0	$3,580
1983	$8	$1	$220	$14	$0	$123	$3,580
1984	$0	$158	$86	$3,816	$359	$0	$4,921
1984	$12	$0	$334	$0	$0	$156	$4,921
1985	$0	$238	$68	$116	$487	$0	$1,682
1985	$66	$0	$383	$0	$0	$324	$1,682
1986	$0	$258	$25	$0	$253	$0	$981
1986	$70	$0	$191	$0	$0	$184	$981
1987	$0	$209	$92	$367	$543	$0	$1,924
1987	$75	$0	$382	$0	$0	$256	$1,924
1988	$0	$213	$88	$350	$485	$0	$1,897
1988	$80	$0	$376	$0	$0	$305	$1,897
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$0	$255	$141	$203	$797	$1	$2,147
1992	$42	$1	$348	$0	$0	$359	$2,147
1993	$0	$267	$147	$212	$832	$1	$2,225
1993	$44	$1	$348	$0	$0	$373	$2,225
1994	$0	$241	$0	$250	$628	$0	$1,862
1994	$40	$3	$305	$0	$0	$395	$1,862
1995	$0	$253	$0	$262	$661	$0	$1,951
1995	$42	$3	$315	$0	$0	$415	$1,951
1996	$0	$247	$0	$256	$646	$0	$2,146
1996	$41	$3	$549	$0	$0	$404	$2,146
1997	$0	$337	$124	$327	$587	$0	$2,176
1997	$85	$0	$167	$5	$0	$544	$2,176
1998	$0	$435	$115	$399	$882	$0	$2,365
1998	$61	$0	$6	$0	$0	$467	$2,365
1999	$0	$439	$229	$336	$949	$0	$2,787
1999	$43	$0	$8	$40	$0	$743	$2,787
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$537	$165	$614	$1,713	$69	$4,896
2002	$106	$0	$0	$538	$0	$1,154	$4,896

Monroe County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Monroe County Criminal Information Back to top
: 13

Monroe County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Monroe County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Monroe County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	1,547	13.16%
10-19 Years	1,579	13.43%
20-29 Years	1,455	12.38%
30-39 Years	1,611	13.70%
40-49 Years	1,705	14.50%
50-59 Years	1,436	12.22%
60-69 Years	1,165	9.91%
70-79 Years	791	6.73%
80-89 Years	404	3.44%
90+ Years	63	0.54%

Monroe County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	5,703	48.51%
Female	6,053	51.49%

Monroe County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	11,178	95.08%
African-American	321	2.73%
Hispanic/Latino	170	1.45%
Multiracial	63	0.54%
Amerindian	14	0.12%
Other Race	8	0.07%
Pacific Islander	1	0.01%
Asian	1	0.01%

Monroe County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	9,107	64.55%
2.	English	2,190	15.52%
3.	Irish	966	6.85%
4.	German	651	4.61%
5.	Scotch Irish	187	1.33%
6.	Polish	172	1.22%
7.	Scottish	159	1.13%
8.	Dutch	116	0.82%
9.	Italian	92	0.65%
10.	Pennsylvania German	87	0.62%

Monroe County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	22,729	96.75%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	469	2.00%
3.	Other West Germanic	181	0.77%
4.	French	27	0.11%
5.	Tagalog	24	0.10%
6.	German	20	0.09%
7.	Japanese	16	0.07%
8.	Polish	14	0.06%
9.	Arabic	12	0.05%

Monroe County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	24,721	98.70%
Naturalized immigrant	132	0.53%
Not a citizen	194	0.77%

Monroe County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Monroe County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Monroe County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Fountain Run	Hestand	Mount Hermon
Gamaliel	Mount Herman	Tompkinsville

Monroe County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

42133	42151	42167
42140	42157

Tompkinsville (7,486)	Fountain Run (1,867)	Hestand
Mount Herman (1,964)	Gamaliel (439)	Mount Hermon