Monroe County, Kentucky

Monroe County is one of the 120 county of Kentucky, located towards the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. Monroe County had an official population of 11756 in 2000. In July 2008, its estimated population was 11547, It is the 25th smallest in terms of population. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 332.11 sq mi (860.16 square kilometre), of which, 330.81 square miles (856.79 square kilometre) of it is land and 1.3 square miles (3.37 square kilometre) of it is water, makes it the 58th largest by total area in Kentucky.

Monroe County Kentucky
Map of Monroe County, Kentucky

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 11756 people, 4741 households, and 3380 families living in the county. The population density was 35.5 people per square mile (13.71/kmē), it is the 23rd least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. There were 5288 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile (6.18/kmē). The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.94. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 11547, The racial makeup of the county was 11093 White, 329 Black or African American, 18 American Indian, 19 Asian, 3 Native Hawaiian, and 85 from two or more races.

Monroe County Kentucky Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Monroe County Kentucky School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Monroe County Kentucky GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $22356, it is Kentucky's 29th poorest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $27112, it would be the 25th lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The per capita income for the county was $14365, making it the 78th wealthiest county by per capita income among the Kentucky.

In 2000, 2660 pupils and students, of which 48.72% are male and 51.28% are female, 22.63% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.45% nursery or pri school, 6.54% kindergarten, 46.2% elementary school, 25.34% high school and 16.47% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Fountain Run CityMonroe County0.980.980236241.61854711591
2Gamaliel CityMonroe County0.840.840439520.41294023833
3Tompkinsville CityMonroe County3.843.660.182660727.41597518267
YearPopulation
April 2000 census11756
April 2000 Estimate11756
July 2000 Estimate11738
July 2001 Estimate11784
July 2002 Estimate11709
July 2003 Estimate11682
July 2004 Estimate11595
July 2005 Estimate11716
July 2006 Estimate11696
July 2007 Estimate11631
July 2008 Estimate11547
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school8956145
Kindergarten10668174
Elementary school6495801229
High school372302674
College or graduate school80358438
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Monroe County, Kentucky$22356$27112$14365
Kentucky, United States$33672$40939$18093
United States$41994$50046$21587