Demographics of Monroe County, Indiana

Monroe County, Indiana had 143,345 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,716 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

143,345
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.9%
Change since July 2020: +2,716 people.; 31.2 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,868 ±$2,341
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, Indiana's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Monroe County, Indiana'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, Indiana's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Monroe County, Indiana'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	140,629	100.0	100.0
2021	144,658	102.9	100.2
2022	144,456	102.7	100.7
2023	143,548	102.1	101.6
2024	142,832	101.6	102.5
2025	143,345	101.9	103.1

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Population of Monroe County, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	140,629	−140	−18	+18	−163
2021	144,658	+4,029	−57	+350	+3,962
2022	144,456	−202	−106	+1,033	−1,081
2023	143,548	−908	−203	+972	−1,715
2024	142,832	−716	−154	+1,246	−1,828
2025	143,345	+513	−156	+864	−208

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 31.2 ±0.2: for men 30.2 ±0.1 and for women 32.7 ±0.5. 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	Indiana	United States
Under 5	5,654 ±193	4.0% ±0.1	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	16,475 ±717	11.7% ±0.5	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	35,557 ±1,617	25.2% ±1.1	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	35,115 ±777	24.9% ±0.6	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	27,517 ±897	19.5% ±0.6	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	20,647 ±833	14.6% ±0.6	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,868 ±$2,341, and income per person $38,653 ±$1,569, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana 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	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	12,662 ±1,045	21.4% ±1.7	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	10,640 ±886	18.0% ±1.5	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	9,530 ±817	16.1% ±1.4	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	7,665 ±709	12.9% ±1.2	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	9,381 ±734	15.8% ±1.2	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4,369 ±504	7.4% ±0.8	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,989 ±555	8.4% ±0.9	8.2% ±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	Indiana	United States
All ages	24,897 ±1,508	19.7% ±1.2	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,095 ±475	14.4% ±2.1	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	20,096 ±1,242	25.8% ±1.5	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,706 ±323	6.3% ±1.2	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Monroe County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Monroe County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	65,657 ±201	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.2% ±1.1	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.8% ±1.1	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.0% ±1.1	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.0% ±1.4	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$285,200 ±$8,234	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,193 ±$28	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±2	1976 ±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	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6,736 ±0	4.8% ±<0.1	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	113,788 ±365	80.7% ±0.3	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,864 ±379	3.5% ±0.3	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	9,618 ±407	6.8% ±0.3	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	17 to 71	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 64	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	184 to 686	0.1% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	5,455 ±665	3.9% ±0.5	3.8% ±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	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	81,124 ±1,814	57.5% ±1.3	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	46,533 ±1,692	33.0% ±1.2	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,249 ±327	0.9% ±0.2	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	12,059 ±910	8.6% ±0.6	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,428 ±618	3.1% ±0.4	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	7,631 ±722	5.4% ±0.5	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Monroe County among the counties of Indiana

12th of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near Monroe County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Hendricks County	193,510	+10.2%
Tippecanoe County	190,456	+2.2%
Vanderburgh County	181,995	+0.9%
Porter County	176,049	+1.6%
Johnson County	174,262	+7.4%
Monroe County	143,345	+1.9%
Madison County	135,088	+3.8%
Clark County	130,451	+7.5%
Delaware County	113,106	+1.2%
LaPorte County	111,294	−0.9%
Vigo County	106,512	+0.3%

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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