Monroe County Information
Monroe in
New York occupies
1,366 square miles and has a 2006 population of
730,807, a change from a 2000 population of
735,343 and
713,968 in 1990.
15% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
12% percent is 25-35, and
14.5% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
2,331 acts of violent crime reported in
Monroe in 2004, a change from
2,069 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
16,127 people:
4.3% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.5%.
Read more about
Monroe, New York in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Monroe | |
| State | New York | |
| Land Area | 1,366 sq. miles | Ranked 495 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 730,807 | Ranked 75 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 732,057 | |
| Population 2000 | 735,343 | Ranked 68 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 713,968 | Ranked 58 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 80.8% | |
| African American | 14.7% | |
| Asian American | 2.8% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.4% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 12% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.5% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.9% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.1% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.1% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 2,331 | 2,069 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 47 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 156 | |
| Robberies | 1,105 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 1,023 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 28,615 | 29,787 |
| Burglaries | 4,614 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 19,899 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 4,102 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 376,027 | 376,868 |
| Unemployed Population | 16,127 | 13,309 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.3% | 3.5% |
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