Monroe County, Alabama
11 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 19,388
- Median household income
- $42,292
- ±5,982
- Unemployed
- 10.4%
- 738 of 7,120 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 76.9%
- 5,665 of 7,363 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Monroe | 19,648 (2021) | Po Box 665, Monroeville | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Monroeville | 5,841 (2021) | Po Box 147, Monroeville | Website |
| Town of Beatrice | 203 (2021) | Po Box 56, Beatrice | — |
| Town of Excel | 550 (2021) | Po Box 369, Excel | — |
| Town of Frisco City | 1,165 (2021) | Po Box 119, Frisco City | — |
| Town of Vredenburgh | 223 (2021) | Po Box 285, Vredenburgh | — |
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sw Alabama Mental Health Care Systems | Health | Po Box 964, Monroeville | Website |
| Monroe County Health Care Authority | Hospitals | Po Box 886, Monroeville | Website |
| Monroeville Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 732, Monroeville | — |
| Monroe County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 334 Agriculture Dr, Monroeville | Website |
| Southwest Alabama Water Authority | Water supply utility | Po Box 117, Peterman | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Monroe County
School district9 schools
109 Rosenwald Drive, Monroeville, AL, 36460
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Elberta Farmers Market () · Fitzpen Place Farmers Market () · Forland Family Market () · and 5 more
Butler County Farmers' Market (Greenville)
Jackson Farmers' Market (Jackson)
Brewton Choo-choo Farmers' Market (Brewton) · Flomaton Farmers Market (FLOMATON)
East Wilcox County Farmers' Market (Pine Apple)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.