Editing Monroe County, Tennessee (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1820 = 2529
| 1830 = 13708
| 1840 = 12056
| 1850 = 11874
| 1860 = 12607
| 1870 = 12589
| 1880 = 14283
| 1890 = 15329
| 1900 = 18585
| 1910 = 20716
| 1920 = 22060
| 1930 = 21377
| 1940 = 24275
| 1950 = 24513
| 1960 = 23316
| 1970 = 23475
| 1980 = 28700
| 1990 = 30541
| 2000 = 38961
| 2010 = 44519
| 2020 = 46250
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 48594
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/counties/totals/co-est2023-pop.xlsx| title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 14, 2024}}</ref>
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 9, 2015}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=April 9, 2015}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/tn190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=April 9, 2015}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=April 9, 2015}}</ref> 2010-2014<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/47/47123.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607143509/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/47/47123.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref>
}}
{{Stack|[[Image:USA Monroe County, Tennessee.csv age pyramid.svg|thumb|150px|left|Age pyramid Monroe County<ref>Based on [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] data</ref>]]}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Monroe County [[Race (U.S. Census)|racial composition]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US47123&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 26, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 41,185
| 89.05%
|-
!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 736
| 1.59%
|-
!scope="row"| Native American
| 141
| 0.3%
|-
!scope="row"| Asian
| 194
| 0.42%
|-
!scope="row"| Pacific Islander
| 2
| 0.0%
|-
!scope="row"| Other/mixed
| 2,055
| 4.44%
|-
!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 1,937
| 4.19%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]],  46,250 people, 17,987 households, and 12,847 families were residing in the county.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?tid=GOVSTIMESERIES.CG00ORG01|title=data.census.gov|author=<!--Not stated-->|website=data.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 11, 2020}}</ref>  44,519 people were residing in the county in 20,581 housing units. The population density was 70.00 persons per square mile and the housing unit density was 32.36 units per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 95.23% [[White Americans|White]], 2.14% [[Black people|Black]] or [[African Americans|African American]], 0.48% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.39% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islands Americans|Pacific Islander]], and 1.48% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. Those of [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] origins were 3.30% of the population.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000,  38,961 people, 15,329 households, and 11,236 families lived in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|61|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. The 17,287 housing units had an average density of {{convert|27|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 94.87% White, 2.27% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.86% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race comprised about 1.76% of the population.

Of the 15,329 households,  32.1% had children under 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were not families. About 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county, the age distribution was 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 24.80 from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.20 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 93.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,337, and for a family was $34,902. Males had a median income of $29,621 versus $21,064 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $14,951. 15.50% of the population and 12.00% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population, 19.40% of those under the age of 18 and 17.70% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.