County profile
Monroe County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#2464 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 29% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$454.6M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+11.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,649
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
209
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$43.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
11,191
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.5%
Median HH income
$51.3k±$3.8k
Bachelor's degree+
16.0%±2.7%
Poverty rate
22.1%±4.4%
Business applications
110 · 2025
Retail establishments
51
45.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing29%
Retail trade23%
Health care18%
Construction14%
Admin & support10%
Food & accommodation6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
11,191
residents · 2025 · -1.1% since 2020
Income per capita $48.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+102
International migration+22
Natural change−255
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$315.1M2019
$318.3M2020
$361.0M2021
$423.7M2022
$406.7M2023
$454.6M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$115.9k±$10.5k
Median gross rent
$657/mo±$70/mo
Vacancy rate
12.0%±2.6%
Affordability
2.7× wages
Residential permits
Census BPS
FEMA risk score
26.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$866/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 77Earthquake 64Strong wind 54
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1642016
1702017
1682018
1742019
1842020
2102021
2472022
2842023
2892024
3052025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
51.8 km
I-65
Nearest freight rail
36.6 km
CSXT
Nearest port
14.6 km
KENTUCKY 214 MONROE COUNTY "MCMILLIAN FERRY"
Nearest commercial airport
68.6 km
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$43.4k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Monroe?
Monroe's economy produced $454.6M in 2024, growing 11.8% year over year — faster than 94% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.