Monroe County, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Monroe County, Missouri has a population of 8,734 across 648 square miles, up 2.6 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $289.0 m in 2024, 179 establishments operate here.
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Monroe County
How many people live in Monroe County
- Population8,734
- Households3,468
- Average household size2.52
- Median household income$54,516
- Median age45.7
- Median gross rent$689 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$149,300
- Home value to household income2.7 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over6,209
- Population under 181,916
- Share under 1821.9 percent
- Population 65 and over2,180
- Share 65 and over25.0 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 644,638
- Civilian labor force3,598
- Unemployment rate1.8 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over52.8 percent
- Rank by population among Missouri counties92nd of 115
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents2587th
Monroe County is the 92nd largest of 115 Missouri counties by population. A median home costs 2.7 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 25.0 percent against 21.9 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Monroe County
Is Monroe County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base2.56 percent
- Census 2020 base population8,668
- Births, 2024101
- Deaths, 2024120
- Natural change, 2024-19
- Net domestic migration, 2024154
- Net international migration, 202425
- Total net migration, 2024179
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024263
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents993rd
The county has grown 2.56 percent since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024, so all of the growth came from people moving in. A market held up by migration alone is more sensitive to a change in relative cost than one growing from household formation.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Monroe County
Where people moving to Monroe County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving246
- People arriving, from those returns461
- Adjusted gross income arriving$13.5 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$54,833
- Largest single originMonroe County Non-migrants (3,123 households)
- Largest single destination (3,123 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe County Non-migrants | 3,123 | 6,506 | $182.4 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 93 | 168 | $5.7 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 52 | 93 | $2.8 m |
| Marion County | 34 | 66 | $1.6 m |
| Other flows - Midwest | 27 | 44 | $1.4 m |
| Other flows - South | 25 | 49 | $1.4 m |
| Randolph County | 24 | 46 | $1.2 m |
| Shelby County | 23 | 39 | $1.3 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Monroe County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Monroe County
What the Monroe County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$289.0 m
- County GDP, 2023$308.6 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 2024-6.3 percent
- GDP change over five years43.1 percent
- Rank by GDP among Missouri counties92nd
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents2722nd
- GDP per resident$33,091
Output grew -6.3 percent in the latest year and 43.1 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Monroe County
Who employs people in Monroe County
- Covered employment, annual average1,849
- Establishments reporting260
- Average annual pay$42,014
- Average weekly wage$808
- Sector 44-45, employment269
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$40,822
- Sector 31-33, employment130
- Sector 31-33, average annual pay$44,555
- Sector 72, employment122
- Sector 72, average annual pay$14,039
- Sector 42, employment106
- Sector 42, average annual pay$57,992
- Sector 56, employment52
- Sector 71, employment27
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 44-45 | 269 | 25 | $40,822 |
| Sector 31-33 | 130 | 6 | $44,555 |
| Sector 72 | 122 | 21 | $14,039 |
| Sector 42 | 106 | 10 | $57,992 |
| Sector 56 | 52 | 12 | $28,927 |
| Sector 71 | 27 | 4 | $27,906 |
| Sector 23 | 19 | 8 | $39,637 |
| Sector 81 | 16 | 7 | $29,317 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 269 jobs, 14.5 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Monroe County
What businesses operate in Monroe County
- Establishments, all industries179
- Employment at those establishments1,406
- Annual payroll$66.0 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents20.5
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Monroe County
What is being built in Monroe County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 202430
- Declared construction value permitted$9.6 m
- Single family units authorised30
- Multifamily units authorised0
- Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$320,650
- Units authorised per 1,000 households8.7
Multifamily is 0.0 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Monroe County
How big is Monroe County
- Land area648 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Missouri counties41st of 115
- Width, east to west31.7 mi
- Height, north to south22.4 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary6
- Residents per square mile of land13
- Establishments per square mile0.28
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No 7(a) approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2020 onward.
- No 504 approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2010 onward.
- No NFIP communities are listed for this county in the FEMA Community Status Book.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Monroe County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Monroe County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population8,734
- Households3,468
- Average household size2.52
- Median household income$54,516
- Median age45.7
Common questions
Monroe County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Monroe County, Missouri?
8,734, in 3,468 households, ranking 92nd of 115 Missouri counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Monroe County growing?
The population has grown 2.56 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 101 births against 120 deaths, with net migration of 179. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Monroe County?
$54,516. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $149,300, which is 2.7 times income, and median gross rent is $689 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Monroe County?
179 establishments, employing 1,406 people with an annual payroll of $66.0 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Monroe County?
Average annual pay is $42,014, or $808 a week, across 1,849 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
What is being built in Monroe County?
30 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $9.6 m. Multifamily was 0.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Monroe County?
Zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Monroe County come from?
The largest single origin is Monroe County Non-migrants, with 3,123 households. Arriving households report an average income of $54,833 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Monroe County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Monroe County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.