Monmouth County, New Jersey

60 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 643,615
Median household income: $122,727
Median home value: $566,500

Monmouth County is a county in New Jersey with a population of 643,615. 60 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $122,727 runs above the New Jersey figure of $101,050.

Between 2019 and 2023, Monmouth County's population grew 3.5% from 621,659 to 643,615, while its median household income rose 23.1% from $99,733 to $122,727.

66.8% of workers drive to work alone. 66.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 643,615
Median age: 43.2 yrs
Median household income: $122,727
Median home value: $566,500
Median gross rent: $1,771
Housing units: 269,728
Homeownership rate: 75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	621,659	$99,733	$421,900	$1,399
2020	620,821	$103,523	$435,300	$1,437
2021	642,160	$110,356	$454,000	$1,523
2022	643,064	$118,527	$519,300	$1,683
2023	643,615	$122,727	$566,500	$1,771

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	32,114	5.0%
5 to 17	103,353	16.1%
18 to 24	52,697	8.2%
25 to 34	70,569	11.0%
35 to 44	75,860	11.8%
45 to 54	88,083	13.7%
55 to 64	101,451	15.8%
65 to 74	71,107	11.0%
75 and over	48,381	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	464,290	72.1%
Black or African American	37,706	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	110	0.0%
Asian	33,844	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	249	0.0%
Some other race	4,674	0.7%
Two or more races	21,178	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	81,564	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate21.4%

Some college or associate's22.2%

Bachelor's degree30.9%

Graduate or professional degree19.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26,484	5.8%
High school graduate	97,317	21.4%
Some college or associate's	101,186	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	140,944	30.9%
Graduate or professional degree	89,520	19.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone66.8%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit5.5%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home16.8%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	217,077	66.8%
Carpooled	23,553	7.2%
Public transit	17,981	5.5%
Walked	4,775	1.5%
Bicycle	1,595	0.5%
Worked from home	54,710	16.8%
Other means	5,401	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	65,330	24.2%
15 to 29 min	80,354	29.7%
30 to 44 min	52,025	19.2%
45 to 59 min	25,519	9.4%
60+ min	47,154	17.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 6.4% (40,958 of 637,240)

	Count	Share
Family households	169,816	67.9%
Nonfamily households	80,379	32.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	250,195	92.8%
Vacant	19,533	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	188,578	75.4%
Renter-occupied	61,617	24.6%

1-unit, detached66.1%

1-unit, attached9.5%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units7.8%

20 or more units9.1%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	178,168	66.1%
1-unit, attached	25,506	9.5%
2 to 4 units	17,381	6.4%
5 to 19 units	21,118	7.8%
20 or more units	24,502	9.1%
Mobile home & other	3,053	1.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 34025
State: New Jersey
Land area: 468 sq mi
Water area: 193 sq mi
Center point: 40.2870, -74.1524