Demographics of Monroe County, Ohio

Monroe County, Ohio had 12,994 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −356 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

12,994
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.7%
Change since July 2020: −356 people.; 46.3 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,134 ±$5,387
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, Ohio's population shrank 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Monroe County, Ohio'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, Ohio's population shrank 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Monroe County, Ohio'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	13,350	100.0	100.0
2021	13,319	99.8	100.2
2022	13,213	99.0	100.7
2023	13,176	98.7	101.6
2024	13,067	97.9	102.5
2025	12,994	97.3	103.1

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Population of Monroe County, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	13,350	−31	−21	0	−11
2021	13,319	−31	−76	+3	+33
2022	13,213	−106	−107	+9	+1
2023	13,176	−37	−65	+4	+30
2024	13,067	−109	−83	+6	−32
2025	12,994	−73	−94	+6	+16

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.3 ±0.6: for men 45.6 ±1.0 and for women 46.7 ±0.7. 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	Ohio	United States
Under 5	619 ±15	4.7% ±0.1	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,070 ±175	15.6% ±1.3	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	952 ±156	7.2% ±1.2	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,832 ±181	21.4% ±1.4	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,616 ±208	27.3% ±1.6	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,138 ±273	23.7% ±2.1	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,134 ±$5,387, and income per person $34,516 ±$2,937, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio 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	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	965 ±180	17.1% ±3.1	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,461 ±233	25.9% ±4.0	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,051 ±169	18.6% ±2.9	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	734 ±134	13.0% ±2.3	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	826 ±176	14.6% ±3.1	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	358 ±98	6.3% ±1.7	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	256 ±81	4.5% ±1.4	9.1% ±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	Ohio	United States
All ages	1,988 ±463	15.2% ±3.5	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	628 ±192	23.5% ±6.7	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	984 ±252	15.4% ±3.9	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	376 ±112	9.2% ±2.7	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Monroe County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Monroe County	Ohio	United States
Housing units	7,132 ±26	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.2% ±2.8	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.8% ±2.7	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.9% ±2.4	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.1% ±3.2	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$142,700 ±$12,967	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$672 ±$81	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±3	1970 ±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	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 37	0% to 0.3%	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,610 ±144	95.3% ±1.1	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 123	0% to 0.9%	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 122	0% to 0.9%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% 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 90	0% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	447 ±171	3.4% ±1.3	4.3% ±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	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	8,421 ±429	63.7% ±3.2	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,640 ±420	35.1% ±3.2	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	6 to 160	< 0.1% to 1.2%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	13 to 153	0.1% to 1.2%	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 106	0% to 0.8%	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 78	0% to 0.6%	2.5% ±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 Ohio

87th of 88 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Counties of Ohio near Monroe County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Wyandot County	21,567	−1.4%
Paulding County	18,727	−0.4%
Noble County	14,276	+1.3%
Harrison County	14,070	−3.0%
Morgan County	13,626	−0.9%
Monroe County	12,994	−2.7%
Vinton County	12,645	−1.2%

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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