Demographics of Monroe County, New York

Monroe County, New York had 750,506 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −7,878 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

750,506
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.0%
Change since July 2020: −7,878 people.; 39.6 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $76,382 ±$1,188
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, New York's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Monroe County, New York'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, New York's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Monroe County, New York'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	758,384	100.0	100.0
2021	754,572	99.5	100.2
2022	750,469	99.0	100.7
2023	748,957	98.8	101.6
2024	750,294	98.9	102.5
2025	750,506	99.0	103.1

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Population of Monroe County, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	758,384	−1,001	−62	+32	−1,053
2021	754,572	−3,812	−500	+759	−4,430
2022	750,469	−4,103	−316	+1,864	−5,411
2023	748,957	−1,512	−170	+2,870	−4,107
2024	750,294	+1,337	−127	+2,913	−1,356
2025	750,506	+212	−77	+1,706	−1,466

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.6 ±0.2: for men 38.3 ±0.2 and for women 40.9 ±0.2. 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	New York	United States
Under 5	39,085 ±93	5.2% ±<0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	114,090 ±1,929	15.1% ±0.3	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	73,291 ±1,544	9.7% ±0.2	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	198,121 ±1,681	26.3% ±0.2	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	187,662 ±1,979	24.9% ±0.3	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	141,504 ±2,227	18.8% ±0.3	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $76,382 ±$1,188, and income per person $44,107 ±$541, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York 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	New York	United States
Under $25,000	50,524 ±1,984	15.9% ±0.6	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	56,612 ±1,983	17.8% ±0.6	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	49,479 ±1,817	15.5% ±0.6	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	41,717 ±1,477	13.1% ±0.5	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	55,241 ±1,903	17.3% ±0.6	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	30,922 ±1,408	9.7% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	33,933 ±1,267	10.7% ±0.4	17.1% ±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	New York	United States
All ages	99,469 ±4,269	13.6% ±0.6	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	28,328 ±1,681	18.8% ±1.1	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	51,807 ±2,460	13.3% ±0.6	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	19,334 ±1,059	10.3% ±0.6	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Monroe County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Monroe County	New York	United States
Housing units	339,430 ±203	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.8% ±0.4	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.2% ±0.4	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.7% ±0.6	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.3% ±0.6	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$213,700 ±$2,163	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,173 ±$12	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1965 ±1	1959 ±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	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	74,960 ±0	9.9% ±<0.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	510,587 ±1,102	67.7% ±0.1	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	101,424 ±1,726	13.5% ±0.2	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	28,293 ±704	3.8% ±0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	532 ±127	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	132 ±60	< 0.1% ±<0.1	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	3,940 ±902	0.5% ±0.1	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	33,885 ±1,909	4.5% ±0.3	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

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	New York	United States
Born in the state	557,444 ±2,868	74.0% ±0.4	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	114,339 ±2,727	15.2% ±0.4	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	22,383 ±1,372	3.0% ±0.2	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	59,587 ±2,002	7.9% ±0.3	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	37,384 ±1,482	5.0% ±0.2	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	22,203 ±1,444	2.9% ±0.2	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Monroe County among the counties of New York

9th of 62 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Counties of New York near Monroe County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Suffolk County	1,546,090	+1.6%
Bronx County	1,406,332	−3.8%
Nassau County	1,398,939	+0.6%
Westchester County	1,015,743	+1.4%
Erie County	946,741	−0.6%
Monroe County	750,506	−1.0%
Richmond County	501,290	+1.2%
Onondaga County	466,584	−1.9%
Orange County	417,669	+4.2%
Rockland County	357,397	+5.9%
Albany County	321,225	+2.2%

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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