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Monroe County, PA

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Overview for Monroe County, PA
Part of: East Stroudsburg PA, Micropolitan Area
 
Map of Monroe County Monroe County is one of 67 counties in Pennsylvania. It has 608.5 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 273.4 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 205.3%. On the 2000 census form, 98.0% of the population reported only one race, with 6.0% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 6.6% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.73 persons compared to an average family size of 3.16 persons.

In 2008 retail trade was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $22,371. Per capita income grew by 3.5% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2009) 166,355 Covered Employment 59,197
   Growth (%) since 1990 73.9%    Average wage per job $36,607
Households (2000) 49,454 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 9.3%
Labor Force (persons) (2009) 83,317    Average wage per job $66,966
Unemployment Rate (2009) 9.1 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 4.9%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008) $31,032    Average wage per job $42,815
Median Household Income (2008) $56,854 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County 10.2%
Poverty Rate (2008) 10.1    Average wage per job $39,850
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 83.8 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 1.9%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 20.5    Average wage per job $42,030

  

 

 

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