| | People QuickFacts | Monroe County | Pennsylvania |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 168,798 | 12,763,536 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 169,843 | 12,702,379 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -0.6% | 0.5% |
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Population, 2010 | 169,842 | 12,702,379 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 4.9% | 5.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 23.1% | 21.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 13.1% | 15.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.7% | 51.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 80.8% | 83.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 14.2% | 11.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 2.3% | 2.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 2.2% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 13.5% | 5.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 70.1% | 79.2% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 89.2% | 87.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 9.8% | 5.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 14.5% | 10.0% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 89.0% | 87.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 23.3% | 26.7% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 14,463 | 1,007,939 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 39.7 | 25.7 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 80,604 | 5,579,275 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 80.5% | 70.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 8.8% | 20.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $205,400 | $163,200 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 59,941 | 4,952,566 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.75 | 2.47 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $25,096 | $27,824 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $57,700 | $51,651 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 11.3% | 12.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Monroe County | Pennsylvania |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 3,408 | 297,0231 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 44,758 | 4,976,1931 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 10.0 | -2.21 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 10,099 | 762,405 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 12,976 | 981,501 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 6.4% | 4.6% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.6% | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 27.4% | 27.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 2,656,512 | 234,840,418 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 142,859,202 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,014,874 | 166,842,778 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $12,236 | $13,323 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 394,427 | 19,625,449 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 197 | 14,967 |