Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Monroe County, Pennsylvania · ZIP 18058, 18210, 18301
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 166,523 (2024 estimate)Population
- 60,562Households
- $82,374Median household income
- $241,200Median home value
- 31Towns with a page
- 33ZIP codes
Monroe County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 138,687 |
| 2010 | 169,842 |
| 2020 | 168,327 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $82,374 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 48,164 units
- Renter occupied
- 12,398 units
- Vacancy rate
- 23.8%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026.
47,564 employees in 3,527 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Monroe County | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 167,784 | 12,986,518 |
| Median household income | $82,374 | $76,081 |
| Median age | 43.9 | 40.9 |
| Median home value | $241,200 | $240,500 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 27.9% | 34.5% |
| Foreign-born residents | 10.5% | 7.4% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 79.5% | 69.3% |
| Mean commute to work | 39.0 minutes | 26.6 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Monroe County31 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coolbaugh Township | Township | 20,577 | 86.1 sq mi |
| Stroud Township | Township | 19,600 | 31.1 sq mi |
| Chestnuthill Township | Township | 16,512 | 37.4 sq mi |
| Middle Smithfield Township | Township | 15,922 | 53.2 sq mi |
| Pocono Township | Township | 10,772 | 34.2 sq mi |
| East Stroudsburg | Borough | 9,445 | 2.84 sq mi |
| Hamilton Township | Township | 8,484 | 38.3 sq mi |
| Tobyhanna Township | Township | 8,326 | 50.2 sq mi |
| Smithfield Township | Township | 7,868 | 22.9 sq mi |
| Polk Township | Township | 7,386 | 30.8 sq mi |
| Tunkhannock Township | Township | 6,920 | 38.6 sq mi |
| Arlington Heights | Census designated place | 6,844 | 5.31 sq mi |
| Jackson Township | Township | 6,470 | 29.5 sq mi |
| Stroudsburg | Borough | 5,819 | 1.72 sq mi |
| Sierra View | Census designated place | 5,795 | 5.32 sq mi |
| Ross Township | Township | 5,471 | 22.9 sq mi |
| Indian Mountain Lake | Census designated place | 4,399 | 6.37 sq mi |
| Barrett Township | Township | 3,998 | 52.4 sq mi |
| Price Township | Township | 3,759 | 25.1 sq mi |
| Penn Estates | Census designated place | 3,691 | 2.02 sq mi |
| Mount Pocono | Borough | 3,039 | 3.45 sq mi |
| Paradise Township | Township | 2,890 | 21.3 sq mi |
| Emerald Lakes | Census designated place | 2,839 | 2.98 sq mi |
| Eldred Township | Township | 2,600 | 24.5 sq mi |
| Sun Valley | Census designated place | 2,559 | 2.85 sq mi |
| Effort | Census designated place | 2,499 | 5.05 sq mi |
| Brodheadsville | Census designated place | 1,580 | 4.28 sq mi |
| Mountainhome | Census designated place | 880 | 1.90 sq mi |
| Saylorsburg | Census designated place | 823 | 1.21 sq mi |
| Pocono Pines | Census designated place | 693 | 5.19 sq mi |
| Delaware Water Gap | Borough | 665 | 1.93 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 42 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Carbon CountyPopulation 65,743 (2024 estimate)
- Lackawanna CountyPopulation 216,859 (2024 estimate)
- Luzerne CountyPopulation 331,379 (2024 estimate)
- Northampton CountyPopulation 322,989 (2024 estimate)
- Pike CountyPopulation 62,376 (2024 estimate)
- Sussex CountyPopulation 147,444 (2024 estimate)
- Warren CountyPopulation 112,031 (2024 estimate)
- Wayne CountyPopulation 51,419 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.