Hudson County vs Monmouth County

A side-by-side comparison of Hudson County and Monmouth County: population, income, housing, and more.

Hudson County and Monmouth County are counties in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hudson County has the higher population (710,478 vs 643,615 in Monmouth County). Monmouth County has the higher median household income ($122,727 vs $90,032 in Hudson County). Monmouth County has the higher median home value ($566,500 vs $508,600 in Hudson County).

Population, income & housing

	Hudson County	Monmouth County
Population	710,478	643,615
Median age	35.8 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$90,032	$122,727
Median home value	$508,600	$566,500
Median gross rent	$1,811	$1,771
Housing units	317,032	269,728
Homeownership rate	31.2%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.9%	50.6%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hudson County	Monmouth County
Population	670,046 → 710,478 (+6.0%)	621,659 → 643,615 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$71,189 → $90,032 (+26.5%)	$99,733 → $122,727 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$378,000 → $508,600 (+34.6%)	$421,900 → $566,500 (+34.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,391 → $1,811 (+30.2%)	$1,399 → $1,771 (+26.6%)

Hudson County

Population

670,046710,478

Median household income

$71,189$90,032

Median home value

$378,000$508,600

Median gross rent

$1,391$1,811

Monmouth County

Population

621,659643,615

Median household income

$99,733$122,727

Median home value

$421,900$566,500

Median gross rent

$1,399$1,771

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hudson County	Monmouth County
Under 5	6.5%	5.0%
5 to 17	13.6%	16.1%
18 to 24	7.5%	8.2%
25 to 34	20.8%	11.0%
35 to 44	16.4%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.9%	13.7%
55 to 64	10.9%	15.8%
65 to 74	7.3%	11.0%
75 and over	5.1%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hudson County	Monmouth County
White (non-Hispanic)	28.1%	72.1%
Black or African American	10.8%	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	16.3%	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	40.7%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hudson County	Monmouth County
No high school diploma	12.1%	5.8%
High school graduate	22.7%	21.4%
Some college or associate's	17.3%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	28.1%	30.9%
Graduate or professional degree	19.8%	19.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hudson County	Monmouth County
Drove alone	34.0%	66.8%
Carpooled	6.1%	7.2%
Public transit	32.2%	5.5%
Walked	6.7%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.5%
Worked from home	18.3%	16.8%
Other means	2.1%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hudson County	Monmouth County
1-unit, detached	9.4%	66.1%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	9.5%
2 to 4 units	32.2%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	18.4%	7.8%
20 or more units	34.0%	9.1%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Hudson County	Monmouth County
Poverty rate	14.8%	6.4%
Average household size	2.38	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	36	33
Median year structure built	1965	1975