Monroe County

Monroe County has 11,269 residents across 5 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $51,280, 20% below the Kentucky figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $115,900, and 16% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

11,269residentsACS 2020–2024

$51,280median household incomeKentucky: $64K

$115,900median home valueowner-occupied homes

84%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Monroe County in KentuckyZIP codes in Monroe County highlighted; the rest of Kentucky in grey

Map of Kentucky with Monroe County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 5 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
42133	1,456	$62K	$164K	73%	17%	85%	26 min
42140	1,367	$47K	$92K	82%	14%	82%	25 min
42151	201	$108K	$165K	89%	40%	89%	22 min
42157	507	$101K	$175K	77%	10%	89%	29 min
42167	8,172	$48K	$114K	69%	15%	83%	27 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

11,269 residents in 4,645 households, next to the Kentucky figure.

24%

under 18

19%

aged 18–34

19%

aged 65 and over

27%

of households are people living alone

48%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

5,279 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $115,900 (±$10,537).

71%

of households own their home

76%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

15%

are mobile homes

12%

of housing units are vacant

$657

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20196%

2000–200913%

1990–199915%

1980–198910%

1970–197922%

1960–196913%

1950–19599%

1940–19496%

1939 or earlier7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$3,814.

$51,280

median household income

22.1%

of people live below the poverty line

4.0%

unemployment rate

16%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

26 min

average commute to work

16%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

93%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

84%

of households have a broadband subscription

14%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates