Demographics of Monroe County, Kentucky

Monroe County, Kentucky had 11,191 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −124 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

11,191
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.1%
Change since July 2020: −124 people.; 41.1 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,280 ±$3,814
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, Kentucky's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Monroe County, Kentucky'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, Kentucky's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Monroe County, Kentucky'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	11,315	100.0	100.0
2021	11,258	99.5	100.2
2022	11,315	100.0	100.7
2023	11,246	99.4	101.6
2024	11,156	98.6	102.5
2025	11,191	98.9	103.1

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Population of Monroe County, Kentucky on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	11,315	−20	−3	0	−14
2021	11,258	−57	−55	0	−14
2022	11,315	+57	−61	−1	+121
2023	11,246	−69	−59	+11	−20
2024	11,156	−90	−35	+15	−69
2025	11,191	+35	−45	−3	+84

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.1 ±0.9: for men 37.5 ±4.0 and for women 43.4 ±1.8. 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	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	691 ±52	6.1% ±0.5	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,062 ±175	18.3% ±1.6	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	801 ±141	7.1% ±1.3	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,623 ±189	23.3% ±1.7	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,988 ±217	26.5% ±1.9	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,104 ±221	18.7% ±2.0	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,280 ±$3,814, and income per person $27,296 ±$1,686, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,726 ±$429 in Kentucky 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	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	1,186 ±236	25.5% ±5.0	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,050 ±207	22.6% ±4.4	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	995 ±176	21.4% ±3.7	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	543 ±121	11.7% ±2.6	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	605 ±142	13.0% ±3.0	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	145 ±65	3.1% ±1.4	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	121 ±50	2.6% ±1.1	7.2% ±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	Kentucky	United States
All ages	2,458 ±484	22.1% ±4.4	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	778 ±201	28.7% ±6.6	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,257 ±262	22.9% ±4.4	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	423 ±138	14.4% ±4.6	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Monroe County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Monroe County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	5,279 ±46	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.0% ±2.6	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.0% ±2.6	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.9% ±3.5	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.1% ±4.0	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$115,900 ±$10,537	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$657 ±$70	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±2	1982 ±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	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	522 ±0	4.6% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,286 ±45	91.3% ±0.4	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	85 to 323	0.8% to 2.9%	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 14	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	122 to 376	1.1% to 3.3%	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	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	8,661 ±292	76.9% ±2.6	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,410 ±288	21.4% ±2.6	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 3	0% to < 0.1%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	51 to 343	0.5% to 3.0%	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 224	0% to 2.0%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	27 to 167	0.2% to 1.5%	2.8% ±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 Kentucky

94th of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Monroe County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Breathitt County	12,558	−8.3%
Butler County	12,520	+1.6%
Washington County	12,368	+2.7%
Green County	11,644	+4.6%
Owen County	11,601	+2.6%
Monroe County	11,191	−1.1%
Carroll County	11,141	+2.9%
Magoffin County	11,110	−4.3%
Martin County	10,697	−4.9%
Metcalfe County	10,583	+2.9%
Leslie County	9,627	−8.1%

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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