Belmont County vs. Monroe County

	Belmont County (OH)	Monroe County (OH)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	67,505	13,790
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.1%	-5.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	70,405	14,631
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	70,400	14,642
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.8%	5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.9%	20.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.8%	23.5%
Female persons, percent	48.9%	49.7%
White alone, percent	93.4%	97.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.3%	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.0%	0.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.6%	97.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,919	978
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.2%	0.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	32,155	7,500
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.4%	75.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$98,500	$104,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$973	$881
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$379	$361
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$633	$577
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	15.1%	5.1%
Households, 2014-2018	26,200	5,945
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.46	2.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.1%	92.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.7%	1.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.1%	74.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	70.8%	63.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.4%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.2%	11.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.4%	14.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.5%	8.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.2%	48.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.0%	41.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	112,179	5,921
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,042,545	74,444
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,964	$5,117
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.7	33.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$49,361	$43,956
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,106	$25,141
Persons in poverty, percent	13.0%	14.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,436	251
Total employment, 2017	19,443	1,769
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	728,035	53,910
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.5%	-23.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,227	1,057
All firms, 2012	4,239	1,194
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,205	663
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,457	175
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,862	1,138
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	565	58
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,371	870
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	25.2%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	132.3	32.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	532.13	455.72

Source: United States Census Bureau

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