Monroe County, PA - 1990 Census Profile


                                                                              
                                              1990         1980    % Change   

TOTAL POPULATION                            95,709       69,409     37.9      
  Persons living in households              91,957       67,156     37.0      
  Persons living in group quarters           3,752        2,253     66.6      
                                                                              
Rural Population                            76,848       56,222     36.7      
Urban population                            18,861       13,187     43.1      
Metro status of county                       Metro        Metro
                                                                              
SEX                                                                           
Male                                        47,097       33,741     39.6      
Female                                      48,612       35,668     36.3      
                                                                              
AGE                                                                           
Under 5 years                                7,048        4,255     65.7      
5 to 17 years                               16,754       13,573     23.5      
18 to 24 years                               9,834        8,652     13.7      
25 to 44 years                              31,169       18,786     66.0      
45 to 54 years                               9,619        7,508     28.2      
55 to 64 years                               8,786        7,568     16.1      
65 to 74 years                               7,731        5,815     33.0      
75 to 84 years                               3,696        2,528     46.3      
85 years and over                            1,072          724     48.1      
Total under 18                              23,802       17,828     33.6      
Total 65 and over                           12,499        9,067     37.9      
                                                                              
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN - Total Population                                   
White non-Hispanic                          91,171       67,489     35.1      
Black non-Hispanic                           1,662          964     72.5      
Amer. Ind., Eskimo, or Aleut non-Hisp          109           47    132.0      
Asian or Pacific Islander non-Hispanic         647          243    166.3      
Other race, non-Hispanic                        68          114    -40.3      
Hispanic Origin (of any race)                2,052          552    271.8      
                                                                              
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE                                                            
Total Households                            34,206       25,170     35.9      
 Family households (families)               25,751       18,626     38.3      
  Families with children                    12,697        9,236     37.5      
   Female, no husb. present, w/children      1,505        1,049     43.5      
 Persons living alone                        6,566        5,565     18.0      
  Persons 65 and over living alone           2,733        2,319     17.9      
                                                                              
INCOME                                                                        
Per Capita                                  13,630        6,771    101.3      
Household (median)                          32,465       15,999    103.0      
Family (median)                             36,514       18,539     97.0      
  Married couple families (mean)            43,365          n/a      n/a      
Female, no husb pres, w/children(mean)      16,510          n/a      n/a      
                                                                              
POVERTY                                                                       
Families in Poverty                            5.1          6.3    -19.0      
 Families w/children in poverty (%)            7.1          8.5    -16.4      
   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)       32.3         34.0     -5.0      
Persons in Poverty (%)                                                        
  White                                        7.2          8.2    -12.1      
  Black                                        6.8         24.8    -72.5      
  Other race                                  14.4         29.1    -50.5      
  Hispanic                                    14.3         17.0    -15.8      
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)            8.9         10.4    -14.4      
  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)       20.8          n/a      n/a      
Children (under 18) in poverty (%)             8.1          9.8    -17.3      
                                                                              
EDUCATION                                                                     
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school                                     
  Nursery School                             1,725          550    213.7      
  Kindergarten, Elementary, or High Sch     15,262       13,464     13.4      
  College                                    6,243        3,723     67.7      
Dropout rate (county)                         22.0         32.1    -31.4      
Total Persons age 25 and over                                                 
  High school grad (%)                        78.0         67.8     15.1      
  College grad (%)                            17.6         14.0     25.8                                                                                    HOUSING                                                                       
Total housing units                         54,823       37,222     47.3      
  Occupied (%)                                62.4         67.6     -7.6      
    Owner Occupied (%)                        75.7         72.4      4.6      
Median Value, specified owner-occ units    116,500       47,200    146.9      
Median rent, specified renter-occ units        432          184    134.8      
Homeowner vacancy rate (%)                     3.8          2.0     90.0      
Rental vacancy rate (%)                       11.7          9.6     21.9      
                                                                              
EMPLOYMENT                                                                    
Employed persons age 16 and over            45,021       30,111     49.6      
  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)      15.9         23.4    -32.0      
  Employed in service industry (%)            32.0         16.1     98.8      
  Unemployment rate - 1989                     3.5          7.0    -50.0      
Families with no workers - 1989 (%)           13.6         14.3     -4.8      
  Mean Income                               20,436       10,506     94.6      
Families with one worker                      27.9         32.8    -14.7      
  Mean Income                               33,388       17,724     88.4      
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)       58.4         52.9     10.4      
  Mean Income                               49,542       25,673     93.0      
Females age 16 and over                                                       
  In labor force                              54.1         48.4     11.8          Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)               5.5          7.1    -22.5      
Females age 16 and over, with children                                        
  In labor force  (%)                         61.4         54.3     13.1      
    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)               5.3          n/a      n/a      
                                                                              
OCCUPATION                                                                    
Employed persons age 16 and over                                              
  Managerial (%)                              21.5         19.1     12.6      
  Sales and support (%)                       30.9         26.5     16.7      
  Service (%)                                 14.4         16.1    -10.5      
  Farming (%)                                  1.4          1.3      7.7      
  Craft and Repair (%)                        14.3         13.9      2.9      
  Labor (%)                                   17.5         22.8    -23.2      
                                                                              
Prepared by:
      The Pennsylvania State Data Center 
Source:
      Census of Population and Housing, 1990,1980: Summary Tape File 1 and 3