Diversity

There are 46.4k people living in Monroe County, Tennessee, and 99% of them are citizens. As of 2020, 2.26% of Monroe County, Tennessee residents were foreign-born (1.05k people).

Monroe County, Tennessee had 42k more White (non-Hispanic) residents in 2020 than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groupings were 1.26k White (Hispanic) and 1.16k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, respectively.

Ethnicity and Race

Monroe County, Tennessee had 42k more White (non-Hispanic) residents in 2020 than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groupings were 1.26k White (Hispanic) and 1.16k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, respectively.

In Monroe County, Tennessee, 4.4% of the population is Hispanic (2.04k people).

Population Born Abroad

1.05k persons in Monroe County, Tennessee were born abroad of the country in 2020, which is less than the 13.5% national average. 2.37% of Monroe County, Tennessee residents were foreign-born in 2019, indicating a declining rate.

By Nativity, Age

The average age of all residents in Monroe County, Tennessee, in 2020 was 44.1. The median age of residents of the United States was 44, which was generally older than the median age of citizens of other countries, which was 40. However, the population of Monroe County, Tennessee, is aging. The average age of all people living in Monroe County, Tennessee, in 2019 was 44.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico was the nation of birth of 88,072 Tennessee people who were foreign-born as of the year 2020, followed by India with 23,811 and Guatemala with 14,944.

Citizenship

Monroe County, Tennessee had 99% citizens as of 2020, which is greater than the 93.4% national average. The percentage of US citizens in Monroe County, Tennessee, was 99.1% in 2019, indicating a declining citizenship rate.

Veterans

2.44 times more military troops from Vietnam than from any other combat reside in Monroe County, Tennessee.

Economy

In Tennessee, the average income of men is $1.37 times greater than that of women, who earn $46,310 on average. Tennessee's level of income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.463, which is lower than the national average.

Monroe County, Tennessee's economy supports 18k jobs. Manufacturing (4,551 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,379 people), and Retail Trade (2,108 people) are the three major industries in Monroe County, Tennessee, and utilities ($56,225), information ($51,705), and finance & insurance ($46,442) are the three highest paid sectors.