Monroe County, Indiana – County Clerk/Recorder Database
Duties of the County Clerk:
The Clerk of the Circuit Court is another name for the County Clerk position.
Contact Information:
Nicole Browne
301 North College Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47404
812-349-2614
Duties of the County Recorder:
The County Recorder is an elected position, and its function is to maintain records such as real estate, military discharges, mortgages and liens.
Contact Information:
Eric Schmitz – County Recorder
100 West Kirkwood Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47404
812-349-2520
Records Search and Public Records Requests
To obtain public records from Monroe County, you can contact the department you’re requesting records from. Many records can be viewed online.
Contact Information:
Monroe County Government
(Department Name)
100 West Kirkwood Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47404
Statistics – Crime, Birth, Death, Property, Marriage, Divorce
Monroe County Birth, Death Records
Births (2007): 1,385
Per 1,000 population: 10.8
Deaths (2007): 770
Per 1,000 population: 6
Infant Deaths (2007): 5
Per 1,000 population: 3.6
Monroe County Criminal Records
Violent Crimes (2008): 328
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter: 3
Forcible rape: 41
Robbery: 54
Aggravated Assault: 230
Property Crimes (2008): 4,050
Burglary: 973
Larceny-Theft: 2,858
Motor Vehicle Theft: 219
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,528 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,319 (0.9%)
Households: 148,431
Male householders: 25,488 (7,814 living alone)
Female householders: 28,565 (10,505 living alone)
22,510 spouses (22,257 opposite-sex spouses)
3,458 unmarried partners, (3,378 opposite-sex unmarried partners)
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 6.3
Total HU (Housing Units) 64,573 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU 33,800 (52.3%)
Renter Occupied HU 25,077 (38.8%)
Vacant Housing Units 5,696 ( 8.8%)
Median Home Value $254,607
Average Home Value $294,194
Housing Affordability Index 109