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FAST FACTS ABOUT MONROE COUNTY


Founded: 1799
Land in square miles: 473.5
Population: 12,376
Percentage minorities: 3.4%
Median age: 47.8
Percentage 65 or older: 25.5%
Median household income: $47,417
High school graduate or higher: 88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Home ownership: 81.1%
Median home value: $123,300


Source: This information is from the 2020 U.S. Census and the U.S. Geological Survey. In 2020, West Virginia as a whole had 6.9 percent minorities, a median age of 42.7, a median household income of $50,884, and a 73.9 percent homeownership rate.