Monroe County, Tennessee

Monroe County is a United States county located in the United States of Tennessee. The population of county in 2000 stood at 38961 as per the Census data. The July 2008 population estimate is 45648, It is 33rd most populous county in Tennessee. Its area is just over 652.58 square miles (1690.17 kmē), of which, 634.91 square miles (1644.41 kmē) of it is land and 17.67 square miles (45.77 kmē) of it is water, it is the sixth largest by area in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

Monroe County Tennessee
Map of Monroe County, Tennessee

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 38961 people, 15329 households, and 11243 families residing in the county. The population density was 61.4 people per square mile (23.71/kmē), it is the 49th most populated county in terms of population density. There were 17287 housing units at an average density of 27.2 per square mile (10.5/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.51 persons, and the average family size was 2.94 persons. In the county Age distribution was 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 45648, The racial makeup of the county was 43570 White, 1075 Black or African American, 154 American Indian, 281 Asian, 33 Native Hawaiian, and 535 from two or more races.

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

The median income for a household in the county was $30337, it is the 58th wealthiest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $34902, it is the 27th poorest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $14951, it is 28th poorest county by per capita income in Tennessee.

In 2000, 8665 pupils and students, of which 4408 are male and 4257 are female, 22.24% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 352 nursery or pri school, 504 kindergarten, 4568 elementary school, 2045 high school and 1196 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Madisonville TownMonroe County5.825.8203939677.41646829250
2Sweetwater CityMonroe County, McMinn County6.96.905586810.11674628323
3Tellico Plains TownMonroe County1.561.560859549.81323418750
4Vonore TownMonroe County, Blount County11.858.73.151162133.61961334653
YearPopulation
April 2000 census38961
April 2000 Estimate38965
July 2000 Estimate39176
July 2001 Estimate39566
July 2002 Estimate40227
July 2003 Estimate40858
July 2004 Estimate41849
July 2005 Estimate42846
July 2006 Estimate43742
July 2007 Estimate44733
July 2008 Estimate45648
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school211141352
Kindergarten242262504
Elementary school237321954568
High school11059402045
College or graduate school4777191196
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Monroe County, Tennessee$30337$34902$14951
Tennessee, United States$36360$43517$19393
United States$41994$50046$21587