Monroe County Information
Monroe in
Florida occupies
3,737 square miles and has a 2006 population of
74,737, a change from a 2000 population of
79,589 and
78,024 in 1990.
8.4% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
9.6% percent is 25-35, and
15.7% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
460 acts of violent crime reported in
Monroe in 2004, a change from
577 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,107 people:
2.5% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.9%.
Read more about
Monroe, Florida in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Monroe | |
| State | Florida | |
| Land Area | 3,737 sq. miles | Ranked 143 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 74,737 | Ranked 701 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 76,140 | |
| Population 2000 | 79,589 | Ranked 645 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 78,024 | Ranked 580 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 92.3% | |
| African American | 5.4% | |
| Asian American | 1.1% | |
| Native American | .4% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 4.7% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 9.2% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 8.4% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 9.6% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 15.7% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 20.1% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 17.2% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 9.3% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.9% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 460 | 577 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 1 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 44 | |
| Robberies | 91 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 324 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 4,142 | 4,988 |
| Burglaries | 791 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 2,984 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 367 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 44,520 | 45,192 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,107 | 1,291 |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.5% | 2.9% |
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