Monroe County, Pennsylvania

Monroe County has a population of 167,515 and has shrunk 0.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $267,600, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $83,565.

Home price
$267,600
Income
$83,565
Population
167,515
Unemployment
6.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$267,600county
Median gross rent$1,393county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198039.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant23.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use17.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,910county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,529county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,165county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,974county
Home insurance / yr$1,529(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.2(statewide)
Median household income$83,565county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate10.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home11.4%county
Unemployment rate6.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.0%county
Share of workers employed by government13.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.0%county
Economic output per resident$57,089county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.66%county
Top state income tax3.07%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.07%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.34%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time38.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service28 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport447899county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station59 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.5%county
Traffic deaths19.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher27.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.4%county
Public schools in the county29county
Public school enrollment20752county
Students per full-time teacher12.2county
Free lunch eligible74.1%county
Elementary schools15county
Middle schools7county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution7.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians40county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.3%county
Frequent mental distress15.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population167,515county
Land area in square miles608county
People per square mile of land275.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores21county
Convenience stores15county
Share living far from a food store21.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract10.2%county
Population change since 2020-0.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age44.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.6%county
Share of households that are one person24.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States11.2%county
Second languages16.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls36.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents78county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in4,303county
Households that moved away4,806county
Average income of arriving households$68,430county
Average income of departing households$63,827county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year257county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings8.2%county
Violent crime rate246(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature47.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation40.7 incounty
Annual snowfall31.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.84 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F4 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing150 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days164 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 3county
Average first fall frostOct 14county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$147county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh17.2¢county
Household electricity use853 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.59(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity46.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas9.9%county
Homes heated by propane12.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil22.8%county
Homes heated by wood4.5%county
Households with broadband92.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk88.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk70.7county
Hail risk16.7county
Earthquake risk73.2county
Tornado risk65.9county
Tropical cyclone risk82.4county
Extreme heat risk74.7county
Winter weather risk93.2county
Strong wind risk80.2county
Wildfire risk51.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Monroe County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Pennsylvania figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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