Monroe County vs. Marion County

	Monroe County (MO)	Marion County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8,664	28,592
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.0%	-0.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	8,840	28,781
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	8,840	28,781
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.9%	23.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.3%	18.1%
Female persons, percent	49.4%	51.3%
White alone, percent	94.2%	91.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.8%	4.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.7%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.7%	1.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.7%	90.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	743	2,251
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.5%	0.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,853	13,079
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.4%	64.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$101,100	$121,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$971	$1,047
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$373	$404
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$590	$660
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.3%	16.2%
Households, 2014-2018	3,632	11,500
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.34	2.36
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.9%	84.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.7%	1.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.4%	85.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	67.7%	75.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.5%	88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.8%	20.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.1%	10.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.7%	10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.0%	61.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.6%	58.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,692	46,963
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	78,654	479,721
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	80,002	508,521
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,192	$17,691
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.4	18.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,973	$46,762
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,625	$23,589
Persons in poverty, percent	13.6%	13.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	178	812
Total employment, 2017	1,493	12,254
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	41,309	422,418
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-5.1%	-0.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	591	1,713
All firms, 2012	654	2,385
Men-owned firms, 2012	370	1,231
Women-owned firms, 2012	204	599
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	609	2,177
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	49	183
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	555	1,986
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	21.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	13.6	65.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	647.65	436.92

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Monroe county (MO) and Marion county (MO) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.