Demographics of Monroe County, Tennessee

Monroe County, Tennessee had 49,730 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,331 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

49,730
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +7.2%
Change since July 2020: +3,331 people.; 45.2 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,895 ±$2,810
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, Tennessee's population grew 7.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Monroe County, Tennessee'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, Tennessee's population grew 7.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Monroe County, Tennessee'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	46,399	100.0	100.0
2021	46,665	100.6	100.2
2022	47,719	102.8	100.7
2023	48,601	104.7	101.6
2024	49,338	106.3	102.5
2025	49,730	107.2	103.1

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Population of Monroe County, Tennessee on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	46,399	+150	−29	0	+191
2021	46,665	+266	−282	−1	+550
2022	47,719	+1,054	−306	+17	+1,261
2023	48,601	+882	−246	+20	+1,077
2024	49,338	+737	−186	+60	+849
2025	49,730	+392	−172	−14	+575

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.2 ±0.3: for men 43.4 ±0.5 and for women 46.9 ±0.8. 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	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	2,381 ±87	5.0% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,411 ±503	15.5% ±1.1	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,289 ±328	6.9% ±0.7	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,692 ±451	22.4% ±0.9	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	13,295 ±584	27.9% ±1.2	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,627 ±585	22.3% ±1.2	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,895 ±$2,810, and income per person $29,835 ±$1,377, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,595 ±$429 in Tennessee 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	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	4,763 ±615	24.2% ±3.1	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,107 ±532	20.8% ±2.7	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,045 ±439	15.4% ±2.2	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,041 ±466	15.4% ±2.4	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,194 ±436	16.2% ±2.2	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	883 ±203	4.5% ±1.0	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	681 ±213	3.5% ±1.1	9.0% ±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	Tennessee	United States
All ages	7,172 ±1,027	15.5% ±2.2	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,724 ±379	19.3% ±4.0	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,357 ±521	14.3% ±2.2	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,091 ±426	15.0% ±3.0	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Monroe County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Monroe County	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	21,764 ±63	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.6% ±1.4	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.4% ±1.5	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.2% ±2.7	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.8% ±2.9	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$227,500 ±$11,877	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$714 ±$89	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1991 ±2	1987 ±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	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,220 ±0	4.7% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	41,463 ±614	86.9% ±1.3	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	950 ±268	2.0% ±0.6	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	19 to 189	< 0.1% to 0.4%	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	35 to 143	0.1% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	44 to 242	0.1% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,726 ±665	5.7% ±1.4	3.7% ±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	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	30,058 ±952	63.0% ±2.0	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	16,301 ±954	34.2% ±2.0	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	46 to 510	0.1% to 1.1%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,058 ±214	2.2% ±0.4	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	598 ±134	1.3% ±0.3	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	460 ±210	1.0% ±0.4	3.7% ±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 Tennessee

34th of 95 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Counties of Tennessee near Monroe County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
McMinn County	57,404	+7.6%
Roane County	57,395	+6.9%
Carter County	57,361	+1.7%
Bedford County	55,273	+9.7%
Gibson County	51,779	+2.6%
Monroe County	49,730	+7.2%
Lawrence County	46,914	+6.2%
Franklin County	45,579	+6.4%
Fayette County	45,071	+7.7%
Warren County	43,717	+6.5%
Cheatham County	42,778	+4.1%

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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