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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Monroe County is $22,337, which is lower than the state average of $26,520 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Monroe County median household income is $41,394, which has grown by 35.87% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 19.27% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Monroe County residents spend 32.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 22.8 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #60

Monroe County	22,337 USD
Ohio	26,520 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Monroe County	25,196 USD
Ohio	29,672 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Monroe County	32,403 USD
Ohio	35,698 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Monroe County	18,606 USD
Ohio	24,126 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #70

Monroe County	41,394 USD
Ohio	48,849 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Monroe County	52,960 USD
Ohio	65,491 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #5

Monroe County	35.87%
Ohio	19.27%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Monroe County		Ohio		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.70%	$16,365, see rank	20.41%	$12,326	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	41.69%	$16,343, see rank	30.33%	$17,126	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.96%	$3,902, see rank	3.33%	$3,240	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	29.13%	$21,418, see rank	20.91%	$22,104	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Monroe County	48,521 USD
Ohio	62,104 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Monroe County	58,528 USD
Ohio	78,539 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Monroe County	Ohio	U.S.
White	$41,369, see rank	$52,251	$56,900
Two or More Races	$110,461, see rank	$35,360	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Monroe County	Ohio	U.S.
less than 25	$21,875, see rank	$21,759	$25,788
25 to 44	$48,491, see rank	$53,889	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,872, see rank	$60,154	$65,027
65 or over	$34,464, see rank	$35,190	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Monroe County	Ohio	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	11,830, see rank	9,197,668	248,775,628
Male¹	5,877, 49.68%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,520, 59.89%, see rank	68.34%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,520, 59.89%, see rank	68.17%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,141, 89.23%, see rank	90.09%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	379, 10.77%, see rank	9.91%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,357, 40.11%, see rank	31.66%	30.72%
Female¹	5,953, 50.32%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,616, 43.94%, see rank	59.15%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,616, 43.94%, see rank	59.12%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,477, 94.69%, see rank	91.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	139, 5.31%, see rank	8.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,337, 56.06%, see rank	40.85%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Monroe County	Ohio	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,496, 100%	5,199,477	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,626, 84.17%, see rank	83.53%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	450, 8.19%, see rank	7.95%	9.59%
Public Transportation	88, 1.60%, see rank	1.62%	5.06%
Walked	173, 3.15%, see rank	2.28%	2.78%
Other Means	23, 0.42%, see rank	1.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	136, 2.47%, see rank	3.51%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Monroe County	32.0 minutes
Ohio	22.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Monroe County	Ohio	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,618	5,303,013	143,435,233
Male¹	3,141, 55.91%, see rank	51.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	532, 16.94%, see rank	31.33%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	264, 8.40%, see rank	13.93%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	320, 10.19%, see rank	17.05%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	68, 2.16%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	838, 26.68%, see rank	7.79%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	812, 25.85%, see rank	23.32%	17.94%
Female¹	2,477, 44.09%, see rank	48.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	771, 31.13%, see rank	38.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	542, 21.88%, see rank	21.81%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	967, 39.04%, see rank	31.93%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 0.32%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	50, 2.02%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	139, 5.61%, see rank	7.38%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Monroe County	Ohio	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,618, 100%	5,303,013	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	585, 10.41%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	604, 10.75%, see rank	5.15%	6.17%
Manufacturing	538, 9.58%, see rank	15.35%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	98, 1.74%, see rank	2.76%	2.75%
Retail Trade	678, 12.07%, see rank	11.72%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	396, 7.05%, see rank	4.72%	4.93%
Information	95, 1.69%, see rank	1.76%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	298, 5.30%, see rank	6.40%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	388, 6.91%, see rank	9.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,315, 23.41%, see rank	24.42%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	247, 4.40%, see rank	8.95%	9.49%
Public Administration	184, 3.28%, see rank	3.97%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	192, 3.42%, see rank	4.51%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Monroe County	%	Ohio	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,705	18.78%, see rank	15.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	529	12.75%, see rank	11.69%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.