Demographics of Monroe County, Pennsylvania

Monroe County, Pennsylvania had 167,179 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,131 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

167,179
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.7%
Change since July 2020: −1,131 people.; 44.1 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $83,565 ±$2,142
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, Pennsylvania's population shrank 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Monroe County, Pennsylvania'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, Pennsylvania's population shrank 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Monroe County, Pennsylvania'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	168,310	100.0	100.0
2021	168,747	100.3	100.2
2022	167,459	99.5	100.7
2023	166,762	99.1	101.6
2024	166,818	99.1	102.5
2025	167,179	99.3	103.1

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Population of Monroe County, Pennsylvania on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	168,310	+18	−107	+2	+70
2021	168,747	+437	−396	+54	+632
2022	167,459	−1,288	−558	+181	−847
2023	166,762	−697	−273	+361	−781
2024	166,818	+56	−289	+435	−69
2025	167,179	+361	−305	+91	+572

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.1 ±0.2: for men 43.4 ±0.4 and for women 44.9 ±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	Pennsylvania	United States
Under 5	7,586 ±86	4.5% ±0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	24,455 ±871	14.6% ±0.5	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	15,353 ±670	9.2% ±0.4	9.0% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	38,440 ±896	22.9% ±0.5	25.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	48,900 ±1,173	29.2% ±0.7	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	32,781 ±1,262	19.6% ±0.8	19.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $83,565 ±$2,142, and income per person $38,861 ±$1,193, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,971 ±$342 in Pennsylvania 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	Pennsylvania	United States
Under $25,000	8,116 ±796	13.3% ±1.3	15.1% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	10,450 ±869	17.1% ±1.4	17.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	9,257 ±765	15.1% ±1.2	15.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	8,056 ±823	13.2% ±1.3	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	12,950 ±907	21.2% ±1.4	17.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	6,284 ±662	10.3% ±1.1	9.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	6,099 ±667	10.0% ±1.1	11.8% ±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	Pennsylvania	United States
All ages	17,564 ±1,622	10.7% ±1.0	11.7% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,723 ±666	14.9% ±2.0	15.6% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	8,698 ±985	10.1% ±1.1	11.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	4,143 ±549	8.9% ±1.2	10.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Monroe County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Monroe County	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing units	79,607 ±57	5,806,452 ±672	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	76.9% ±1.2	90.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	23.1% ±1.2	9.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.2% ±0.8	69.3% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.8% ±1.5	30.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$267,600 ±$6,401	$254,500 ±$767	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,393 ±$42	$1,209 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±2	1965 ±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	Pennsylvania	United States
Hispanic or Latino	30,408 ±0	18.2% ±<0.1	8.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	101,195 ±810	60.4% ±0.5	73.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	21,773 ±972	13.0% ±0.6	10.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4,291 ±221	2.6% ±0.1	3.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	213 ±78	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	11 to 57	< 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2,441 ±1,025	1.5% ±0.6	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	7,160 ±880	4.3% ±0.5	3.6% ±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	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in the state	65,072 ±2,101	38.8% ±1.3	70.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	78,839 ±1,907	47.1% ±1.1	19.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	4,785 ±583	2.9% ±0.3	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	18,819 ±1,358	11.2% ±0.8	7.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	13,889 ±1,034	8.3% ±0.6	4.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,930 ±813	2.9% ±0.5	3.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Monroe County among the counties of Pennsylvania

20th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Pennsylvania page.

Counties of Pennsylvania near Monroe County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Cumberland County	277,270	+6.5%
Erie County	265,832	−1.8%
Lackawanna County	216,502	+0.5%
Washington County	210,802	+0.7%
Butler County	200,169	+3.2%
Monroe County	167,179	−0.7%
Beaver County	166,032	−1.1%
Franklin County	160,652	+3.0%
Centre County	157,393	−0.4%
Lebanon County	146,380	+2.2%
Schuylkill County	145,085	+1.5%

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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