Demographics of Monroe County, Georgia

Monroe County, Georgia had 32,023 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,958 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

32,023
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +14.1%
Change since July 2020: +3,958 people.; 41.8 ±1.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $83,183 ±$7,764
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, Georgia's population grew 14.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Monroe County, Georgia'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, Georgia's population grew 14.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Monroe County, Georgia'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	28,065	100.0	100.0
2021	28,752	102.4	100.2
2022	29,432	104.9	100.7
2023	30,598	109.0	101.6
2024	31,486	112.2	102.5
2025	32,023	114.1	103.1

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Population of Monroe County, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	28,065	+106	−26	0	+132
2021	28,752	+687	−135	−1	+852
2022	29,432	+680	−147	+8	+786
2023	30,598	+1,166	−72	+12	+1,203
2024	31,486	+888	−70	+60	+890
2025	32,023	+537	−70	+34	+578

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.8 ±1.3: for men 40.4 ±1.8 and for women 44.1 ±1.4. 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	Georgia	United States
Under 5	1,432 ±129	4.8% ±0.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,835 ±345	16.3% ±1.2	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,800 ±527	9.4% ±1.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,872 ±505	23.2% ±1.7	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,048 ±545	27.1% ±1.8	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,677 ±505	19.1% ±1.7	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $83,183 ±$7,764, and income per person $42,843 ±$3,752, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia 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	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,076 ±292	10.2% ±2.7	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,775 ±363	16.8% ±3.4	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,891 ±370	17.9% ±3.5	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,442 ±301	13.7% ±2.8	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,216 ±420	21.0% ±3.9	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	840 ±236	8.0% ±2.2	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,314 ±264	12.5% ±2.5	11.9% ±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	Georgia	United States
All ages	3,489 ±922	12.3% ±3.3	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,227 ±359	20.0% ±5.6	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,587 ±504	11.0% ±3.4	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	675 ±205	8.8% ±2.6	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Monroe County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Monroe County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	11,577 ±27	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.2% ±2.8	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.8% ±2.8	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.8% ±2.9	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.2% ±3.3	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$271,200 ±$20,315	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$943 ±$51	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1995 ±2	1992 ±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	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	853 ±0	2.9% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,335 ±133	71.9% ±0.4	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,565 ±192	22.1% ±0.6	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	356 ±65	1.2% ±0.2	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 105	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 60	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	487 ±234	1.6% ±0.8	3.9% ±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	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	23,633 ±873	79.7% ±2.9	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,254 ±849	17.7% ±2.9	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	67 to 259	0.2% to 0.9%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	614 ±232	2.1% ±0.8	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	365 ±151	1.2% ±0.5	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	249 ±113	0.8% ±0.4	5.8% ±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 Georgia

63rd of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Monroe County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lee County	34,179	+2.9%
Gilmer County	33,894	+7.9%
Haralson County	33,066	+10.0%
Madison County	32,919	+8.8%
Wayne County	32,481	+7.7%
Monroe County	32,023	+14.1%
Peach County	29,877	+6.5%
White County	29,802	+6.0%
Decatur County	29,432	> −0.1%
Jones County	29,171	+2.8%
Sumter County	28,801	−2.4%

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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