| Monroe County, FL | |||
| Change | |||
| 1980 | 1990 | 1980-90 | |
| County Population | 63188 | 78024 | 23% |
| % White | 91% | 92% | 0% |
| % Black | 6% | 6% | -1% |
| % Hispanic | 11% | 12% | 1% |
| % Under 18 | 20% | 17% | -2% |
| % Over 65 | 14% | 16% | 2% |
| % Under 6 | 6% | 7% | 1% |
| % Foreign Born | 7% | 10% | 3% |
| Education(% pop over 25) | |||
| % 0-8 years | 13% | 8% | -5% |
| % 9-11 years | 15% | 13% | -2% |
| % Completed H.S. | 36% | 29% | -7% |
| % Some College | 20% | 23% | 3% |
| % Bachelors or Graduate Degree | 16% | 20% | 4% |
| Persons over 25 | 43005 | 58585 | 36% |
| H.S. Dropout Rate | 21% | 14% | -7% |
| Labor Market Structure | |||
| Employed Persons | 26515 | 38900 | 47% |
| % Operators, Nonfarm Laborers & Service | 30% | 29% | -1% |
| % Professional & Technical | 11% | 14% | 3% |
| % Managers & Administrators | 13% | 13% | 0% |
| % Sales Workers | 11% | 15% | 3% |
| % Clerical | 14% | 13% | -1% |
| % Craft Workers | 14% | 12% | -2% |
| % Operators | 7% | 5% | -1% |
| % Nonfarm Laborers | 4% | 3% | 0% |
| % Service Workers | 19% | 20% | 1% |
| % Farm Workers | 7% | 4% | -2% |
| % Males Working less than 26 weeks | 39% | 33% | -6% |
| Males over 16 | 26958 | 34735 | 29% |
| Poverty and Welfare | |||
| % Persons in Impoverished Families | 13% | 11% | -3% |
| % Whites in Poverty | 13% | 10% | -3% |
| % Blacks in Poverty | 24% | 27% | 3% |
| % Hispanics in Poverty | 23% | 23% | 0% |
| % Families Receiving Welfare or PA | 4% | 4% | 0% |
| Income | |||
| Aggregate Income | $369,630,680 | $1,011,703,454 | 174% |
| Number of Families | 17695 | 20788 | 17% |
| Average Family Income | $20,889 | $48,668 | 133% |
| Aggregate Wage and Salary Income | $288,121,590 | $865,161,524 | 200% |
| Wage & Salary Households | 18509 | 24773 | 34% |
| Average Wage & Salary Income | $15,567 | $34,924 | 124% |
| Aggregate Self-Employed Income | $62,101,320 | $130,261,072 | 110% |
| Self-Employed Households | 4033 | 6450 | 60% |
| Average Self-Employed Income | $15,398 | $20,196 | 31% |
| Aggregate Earned Income | $337,411,150 | $995,422,596 | 195% |
| Earned Income Households | 20181 | 26536 | 31% |
| Average Earned Income | $16,719 | $37,512 | 124% |
| Average Welfare Income per Household | $2,746 | $3,939 | 43% |
| Households Grouped by Income Level | |||
| Income Under $5,000 | 3806 | 1717 | -55% |
| Income of $5,000-9,999 | 5350 | 2338 | -56% |
| Income of $10,000-14,999 | 5419 | 3189 | -41% |
| Income of $15,000-24,999 | 6234 | 6732 | 8% |
| Income of $25,000-49,999 | 4734 | 11720 | 148% |
| Income over $50,000 | 1092 | 7915 | 625% |