2022 population: 29,427 ( 3,003 from 2010 , 1,472 from 2020)
Land area: 396.1 square miles
Population density: 74.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	21,490	73.03%	12.5%
Black:	6,316	21.46%	1.1%
Indian:	77	0.26%	20.3%
Asian:	306	1.04%	43.7%
2+ races:	401	1.36%	61.7%
Hispanic:	837	2.84%	56.4%

Total non-White:	7,937	26.97%	8.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	592	10.6
Deaths:	890	15.9
Net Migration:	1,779	31.8
Net Immigration:	-5	-0.1

Change in White population:	2,389	9.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	614	2.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
26,424
19,101	72.29%
6,249	23.65%
64	0.24%
213	0.81%
248	0.94%
535	2.02%
7,323	27.71%

2000
21,757
15,150	69.63%
6,015	27.65%
67	0.31%
80	0.37%
158	0.73%
281	1.29%
6,607	30.37%

1990
17,113
11,506	67.24%
5,439	31.78%
46	0.27%
14	0.08%
n/a
108	0.63%
5,607	32.76%

1980
14,610
9,028	61.79%
5,486	37.55%
15	0.10%
27	0.18%
n/a
54	0.37%
5,582	38.21%

1970
10,991
5,884	53.53%
5,084	46.26%
2	0.02%
3	0.03%
n/a
17	0.15%
5,107	46.47%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
2,567	11.8
1,956	9.0
2,889	13.3
220	1.0

3,951	18.2
716	3.3

Number	Rate
1990's
2,693	15.7
1,871	10.9
2,270	13.3
62	0.4

3,644	21.3
1,000	5.8

Number	Rate
1980's
2,249	15.4
1,469	10.1
1,882	12.9
n/a

2,478	17.0
25	0.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
2,566	23.3
n/a

3,144	28.6
475	4.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Monroe County, GA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.6
5,860	19.9%
23,567	80.1%
5,286	18.0%

10,248
2.65

7,106	69.3%
5,681	79.9%
401	5.6%
3,142	30.7%

2010
Number	Percent
41.3
5,953	22.5%
20,471	77.5%
3,669	13.9%

9,662
2.61

7,157	74.1%
5,430	75.9%
613	8.6%
2,505	25.9%

2000
Number	Percent
36.6
5,701	26.2%
16,056	73.8%
2,177	10.0%

7,723
2.74

5,997	77.7%
4,620	77.0%
521	8.7%
1,726	22.3%

1990
Number	Percent
33.0
4,682	27.4%
12,431	72.6%
1,886	11.0%

5,812
2.84

4,516	77.7%
3,614	80.0%
339	7.5%
1,296	22.3%

1980
Number	Percent
30.1
4,306	29.5%
10,304	70.5%
1,772	12.1%

4,657
3.01

3,710	79.7%
3,008	81.1%
262	7.1%
947	20.3%

2022 Housing Data for Monroe County, GA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	507	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	232	2.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	484	4.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	362	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	249	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	262	2.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	429	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	375	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	276	2.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	831	8.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,124	11.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,353	13.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,111	10.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	756	7.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	920	9.0%
$200,000 or more	977	9.5%

Median Household Income	74,867
Per Capita Income	40,063

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	80
Compared to U.S.	76

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	488	4.8%
Public Assistance	131	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	804	7.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	12,086	69.5%
Unemployed	508	2.9%
In Armed Forces	11	0.1%

Total Labor Force	12,605	72.5%
Not in Labor Force	4,787	27.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,342	4,387	49.7%
Non-Profit	117	552	17.5%
Self-Employed	1,223	412	74.8%

Local Government	463	462	50.1%
State Government	437	442	49.7%
Federal Government	225	48	82.4%

Total Private + Self	5,565	4,799	53.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,242	1,504	45.2%
Total	6,807	6,303	51.9%

Pct. Govt.	15.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,888	14.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,630	20.0%
Professional, Technical	2,986	22.7%
Service Occupations	2,554	19.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	82	0.6%
All others	3,094	23.5%

White Collar		57.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	2,111	16.1%
Accommodation and food services	1,429	10.9%
Retail trade	1,202	9.1%
Public administration	1,110	8.4%
Educational services	1,081	8.2%
Manufacturing	1,073	8.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	817	6.2%
Transportation and warehousing	726	5.5%
Other services	695	5.3%
Construction	686	5.2%
Finance and insurance	592	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	422	3.2%
Wholesale trade	305	2.3%
Information	273	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	165	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	154	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	153	1.2%
Utilities	152	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	453	1.60%
Puerto Rican	71	0.25%
Cuban	39	0.14%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	126	0.45%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	50	0.18%
Honduran	72	0.25%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	4	0.01%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	28	0.10%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	219	0.77%
Korean	1	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	26,082	96.9%
Spanish	518	1.9%
Chinese	219	0.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	46	0.2%
Other Indo-European	44	0.2%
Other	11	0.0%
German, other Germanic	7	0.0%
Korean	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	3,320	11.7%
English	3,300	11.7%
Irish	1,921	6.8%
German	1,583	5.6%
Scotch-Irish	803	2.8%
Scottish	618	2.2%
European	340	1.2%
Haitian	263	0.9%
Italian	240	0.8%
French	205	0.7%
Dutch	189	0.7%
Polish	105	0.4%
British	83	0.3%
Welsh	82	0.3%
Swedish	65	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	28,133	99.5%
Not a citizen	154	0.5%

Native	27,856	98.5%
Foreign-born	431	1.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
675	3.4%	1,617	8.2%	6,905	34.9%	4,955	25.0%	3,120	15.8%	2,537	12.8%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	675	3.4%
9-12 Years	1,617	8.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	6,905	34.9%
Some College	4,955	25.0%
Bach. Degree	3,120	15.8%
Grad Degree	2,537	12.8%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	8,228	7,721	507	6.2%	5.4%
1991	7,791	7,277	514	6.6%	5.3%
1992	7,813	7,257	556	7.1%	6.6%
1993	7,793	7,323	470	6.0%	5.7%
1994	7,814	7,420	394	5.0%	5.1%
1995	7,886	7,375	511	6.5%	4.8%
1996	7,664	7,208	456	5.9%	4.6%
1997	7,563	7,098	465	6.1%	4.5%
1998	7,502	6,978	524	7.0%	4.2%
1999	7,727	7,316	411	5.3%	3.8%

2000	11,295	10,880	415	3.7%	3.5%
2001	11,280	10,851	429	3.8%	4.1%
2002	11,791	11,218	573	4.9%	5.3%
2003	12,375	11,838	537	4.3%	5.1%
2004	12,455	11,887	568	4.6%	5.1%
2005	12,719	12,033	686	5.4%	5.7%
2006	13,075	12,441	634	4.8%	5.1%
2007	13,526	12,926	600	4.4%	4.9%
2008	13,899	13,048	851	6.1%	6.8%
2009	13,805	12,491	1,314	9.5%	10.4%

2010	12,587	11,287	1,300	10.3%	10.7%
2011	12,718	11,490	1,228	9.7%	10.1%
2012	12,779	11,689	1,090	8.5%	9.0%
2013	12,751	11,733	1,018	8.0%	8.1%
2014	12,710	11,855	855	6.7%	7.1%
2015	12,526	11,784	742	5.9%	6.1%
2016	13,018	12,336	682	5.2%	5.4%
2017	13,229	12,632	597	4.5%	4.8%
2018	13,218	12,728	490	3.7%	4.0%
2019	13,028	12,592	436	3.3%	3.5%

2020	12,700	12,050	650	5.1%	6.5%
2021	12,959	12,549	410	3.2%	3.9%
2022	12,795	12,435	360	2.8%	3.0%
2023	12,646	12,274	372	2.9%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	11,179
Median Value	$204,100

Occupied	10,248	91.7%
Vacant	931	8.3%

Owned	8,526	83.2%
Rented	1,722	16.8%
Median Rent	$872

Single-Family Units	8,675	77.6%
Detached	8,602	76.9%
Attached	73	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	383	3.4%
Mobile Homes	1,903	17.0%

Monroe County, GA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Monroe County, GA

2022 Housing Data for Monroe County, GA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Monroe County, GA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Monroe County, GA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Monroe County, GA

Historical Labor Force Data for Monroe County, GA