Monroe County
Monroe county is located in east Pennsylvania. Monroe county has 608.29 square miles of land area and 8.97 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Monroe county population is 169,842, which has grown 22.46% since 2000. The population growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 3.43% and is much higher than the national average rate of 9.71%. Monroe county median household income is $56,733 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 22.65% since 2000. The income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 22.89% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. Monroe county median house value is $206,400 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 64.86% since 2000. The house value growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 70.62% and is higher than the national average rate of 50.42%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Monroe county is close to the state average in quality. The Monroe county area codes are 570, 610, 717.
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