Monmouth Beach

Population: 3,201
Median household income: $140,074
Median home value: $918,100

Located in Monmouth County, New Jersey, Monmouth Beach is a community with a population of 3,201. At $140,074, its median household income sits above Monmouth County's $122,727.

Between 2019 and 2023, Monmouth Beach's population held roughly steady from 3,212 to 3,201, while its median home value rose 21.9% from $753,200 to $918,100.

47.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1976.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,201
Median age: 58.3 yrs
Median household income: $140,074
Median home value: $918,100
Median gross rent: $2,169
Housing units: 1,884
Homeownership rate: 81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 64.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2123,201

Median household income

$134,861$140,074

Median home value

$753,200$918,100

Median gross rent

$2,534$2,169

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,212	$134,861	$753,200	$2,534
2020	3,226	$111,415	$845,600	$1,912
2021	3,197	$131,250	$847,300	$2,055
2022	3,199	$144,792	$912,700	$2,097
2023	3,201	$140,074	$918,100	$2,169

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

Age distribution

Under 51.5%

5 to 179.3%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 443.0%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6425.6%

65 to 7418.5%

75 and over12.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	47	1.5%
5 to 17	299	9.3%
18 to 24	221	6.9%
25 to 34	303	9.5%
35 to 44	95	3.0%
45 to 54	435	13.6%
55 to 64	821	25.6%
65 to 74	592	18.5%
75 and over	388	12.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,761	86.3%
Black or African American	20	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	94	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	21	0.7%
Two or more races	57	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	248	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.6%

High school graduate12.9%

Some college or associate's19.6%

Bachelor's degree35.2%

Graduate or professional degree29.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	68	2.6%
High school graduate	341	12.9%
Some college or associate's	515	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	928	35.2%
Graduate or professional degree	782	29.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone56.7%

Carpooled2.3%

Public transit6.6%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home30.4%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	907	56.7%
Carpooled	37	2.3%
Public transit	105	6.6%
Walked	9	0.6%
Bicycle	6	0.4%
Worked from home	486	30.4%
Other means	51	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	311	27.9%
15 to 29 min	245	22.0%
30 to 44 min	250	22.4%
45 to 59 min	40	3.6%
60+ min	269	24.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 2.3% (74 of 3,201)

	Count	Share
Family households	909	60.5%
Nonfamily households	594	39.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,503	79.8%
Vacant	381	20.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,221	81.2%
Renter-occupied	282	18.8%

1-unit, detached47.1%

1-unit, attached11.6%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units27.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	888	47.1%
1-unit, attached	219	11.6%
2 to 4 units	109	5.8%
5 to 19 units	155	8.2%
20 or more units	513	27.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3447130
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.04 sq mi
Water area: 1.03 sq mi
Center point: 40.3359, -73.9856