Demographics of Monroe County, Alabama

Monroe County, Alabama had 18,965 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −742 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Monroe County, in four figures

18,965
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.8%
Change since July 2020: −742 people.; 44.2 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $42,292 ±$5,982
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Monroe County, Alabama's population shrank 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Monroe County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Monroe County, Alabama's population shrank 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Monroe County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	19,707	100.0	100.0
2021	19,532	99.1	100.2
2022	19,407	98.5	100.7
2023	19,267	97.8	101.6
2024	19,089	96.9	102.5
2025	18,965	96.2	103.1

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Population of Monroe County, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	19,707	−65	−41	0	−26
2021	19,532	−175	−148	0	−43
2022	19,407	−125	−98	+1	−18
2023	19,267	−140	−47	+3	−95
2024	19,089	−178	−67	+9	−118
2025	18,965	−124	−74	+4	−54

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.2 ±1.1: for men 41.3 ±1.5 and for women 45.9 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Monroe County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	756 ±154	3.9% ±0.8	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,345 ±332	17.3% ±1.7	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,844 ±339	9.5% ±1.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,000 ±362	20.6% ±1.9	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,249 ±293	27.1% ±1.5	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,194 ±331	21.6% ±1.7	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $42,292 ±$5,982, and income per person $23,812 ±$1,366, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,999 ±$399 in Alabama and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Monroe County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	2,208 ±346	30.0% ±4.5	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,846 ±310	25.1% ±4.1	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,188 ±257	16.1% ±3.4	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	760 ±209	10.3% ±2.8	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	875 ±193	11.9% ±2.6	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	359 ±119	4.9% ±1.6	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	127 ±51	1.7% ±0.7	7.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Monroe County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	3,854 ±685	20.1% ±3.6	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	828 ±266	20.2% ±6.1	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,168 ±444	22.9% ±4.4	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	858 ±209	15.2% ±3.6	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Monroe County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Monroe County	Alabama	United States
Housing units	10,208 ±45	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	72.1% ±3.0	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	27.9% ±3.2	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.7% ±3.7	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.3% ±3.3	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$120,600 ±$10,788	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$666 ±$168	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±3	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Monroe County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 92	0% to 0.5%	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,390 ±12	53.6% ±0.1	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8,127 ±205	41.9% ±1.1	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	36 to 110	0.2% to 0.6%	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	169 ±62	0.9% ±0.3	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 73	0% to 0.4%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	558 ±199	2.9% ±1.0	3.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Monroe County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	16,671 ±469	86.0% ±2.4	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,441 ±425	12.6% ±2.2	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	43 to 251	0.2% to 1.3%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	65 to 193	0.3% to 1.0%	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	52 to 166	0.3% to 0.9%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 48	0% to 0.2%	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Monroe County among the counties of Alabama

46th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Counties of Alabama near Monroe County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Barbour County	24,607	−1.4%
Winston County	23,829	+1.4%
Randolph County	23,163	+4.8%
Bibb County	22,262	+0.4%
Clarke County	22,014	−4.2%
Monroe County	18,965	−3.8%
Henry County	18,394	+7.1%
Marengo County	18,311	−5.0%
Pickens County	18,221	−3.9%
Macon County	18,132	−6.8%
Butler County	18,100	−4.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026