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Monmouth County, New Jersey

Monmouth County, New Jersey. Monmouth County had 651,035 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than New Jersey (+2.8%). It holds 75 places (38 cities, villages and boroughs, 15 towns and townships and 22 census-designated) and 155 census tracts. GEOID 34025.

Monmouth County is one of the 22 counties of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (the Census Bureau's July 2023 delineation).

Residents, July 2025 estimate

651,035

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 643,615 · ACS 2020-2024: 645,353

Median household income

$124,845

±$2,115 (90% margin)
New Jersey: $103,556

Median home value

$606,100

±$5,540 (90% margin)
New Jersey: $454,400

Median gross rent

$1,827

±$30 (90% margin)
New Jersey: $1,720

How many people live in Monmouth County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 643,615 residents in Monmouth County. The Census Bureau estimates 651,035 for July 1, 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than New Jersey (+2.8%). The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 645,353 over 468 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 +3,488 (645,873)
2021→2022 −847 (645,026)
2022→2023 +770 (645,796)
2023→2024 +2,877 (648,673)
2024→2025 +2,362 (651,035)

Monmouth County in New Jersey. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Monmouth County	New Jersey	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	645,353	9,343,809	+23,694
Households	251,712±1,121	3,507,701	+16,350
Average household size	2.54±0.01	2.62	−0.07
Housing units	270,415±215	3,791,354	+8,836

Monmouth County's population since 2000

From 615,301 in 2000 to 651,035 in 2025: up 5.8%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

2000 Census 615,301
2005 (estimate) 627,838
2010 Census 630,380
2015 (estimate) 624,180
2020 Census 643,615
2025 (estimate) 651,035

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in Monmouth County?

Monmouth County holds 75 places: 38 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places), 15 towns and townships (county subdivisions with their own government) and 22 census-designated places. The largest is Middletown Township with 67,135 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in Monmouth County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

Middletown Township	township	67,106	66,883±36	$141,810	$608,300	4.2%	100%
Howell Township	township	53,537	53,926±41	$134,854	$507,200	6.8%	100%
Marlboro Township	township	41,502	41,648±54	$186,292	$701,200	3.5%	100%
Manalapan Township	township	40,905	40,693±94	$152,832	$655,500	5.2%	100%
Freehold Township	township	35,369	35,651±26	$128,643	$553,600	5.6%	100%
Long Branch	city	31,667	32,530±33	$79,653	$574,000	15.5%	100%
Neptune Township	township	28,061	28,265±52	$101,017	$455,900	10.4%	100%
Ocean Township, Monmouth County	township	27,672	27,896±29	$108,626	$678,300	8.2%	100%
Wall Township	township	26,525	26,541±38	$142,768	$720,400	3.6%	100%
Hazlet Township	township	20,125	20,470±23	$122,020	$465,900	3.7%	100%
Aberdeen Township	township	19,329	19,332±30	$121,795	$448,200	3.5%	100%
Tinton Falls	borough	19,181	19,361±53	$117,308	$478,000	6.7%	100%
Holmdel Township	township	17,400	17,436±49	$165,013	$843,000	2.8%	100%
Asbury Park	city	15,188	15,295±23	$75,544	$581,100	21.9%	100%
Eatontown	borough	13,597	13,575±37	$90,463	$492,400	4.4%	100%
West Freehold	CDP	13,596	14,883±1,152	$130,800	$529,000	4.0%	100%
Red Bank	borough	12,936	12,862±25	$97,477	$504,900	8.7%	100%
Freehold	borough	12,538	12,507±30	$85,707	$416,800	14.3%	100%
Robertsville	CDP	11,399	12,035±834	$210,661	$685,100	2.6%	100%
Millstone Township	township	10,376	10,385±43	$218,472	$737,400	4.1%	100%
Colts Neck Township	township	9,957	9,953±24	$199,573	$917,200	3.4%	100%
Keansburg	borough	9,755	9,719±26	$81,428	$311,800	10.7%	100%
Matawan	borough	9,565	9,710±76	$123,354	$467,800	10.5%	100%
West Long Branch	borough	8,587	8,586±22	$114,271	$684,300	3.4%	100%
Rumson	borough	7,343	7,241±20	$250,000 or more	$1,679,300	3.2%	100%
Upper Freehold Township	township	7,273	7,250±23	$183,750	$710,400	2.2%	100%
Strathmore	CDP	7,225	6,708±739	$151,855	$539,500	1.9%	100%
Keyport	borough	7,204	7,171±23	$82,321	$417,100	9.1%	100%
Lincroft	CDP	7,060	6,939±663	$189,000	$807,300	2.0%	100%
Yorketown	CDP	6,617	7,261±1,029	$173,510	$598,000	4.2%	100%
Ramtown	CDP	6,329	6,203±966	$145,663	$487,500	1.9%	100%
Fair Haven	borough	6,269	6,170±19	$250,000 or more	$992,200	1.1%	100%
Morganville	CDP	6,203	5,902±758	$161,500	$681,800	3.5%	100%
Oceanport	borough	6,150	6,195±17	$126,094	$757,700	4.1%	100%
Little Silver	borough	6,131	6,105±16	$240,853	$955,900	1.2%	100%
Manasquan	borough	5,938	5,922±21	$142,944	$988,100	3.0%	100%
Belmar	borough	5,907	5,869±21	$93,573	$861,800	7.7%	100%
Union Beach	borough	5,723	5,707±22	$119,250	$460,900	3.0%	100%
East Freehold	CDP	4,987	5,096±711	$189,219	$645,900	4.7%	100%
Brielle	borough	4,982	4,956±21	$172,250	$849,100	1.3%	100%
Spring Lake Heights	borough	4,890	4,861±31	$106,758	$721,100	4.3%	100%
Neptune City	borough	4,626	4,606±17	$88,864	$420,700	16.9%	100%
Highlands	borough	4,621	4,518±30	$91,913	$455,000	10.1%	100%
Atlantic Highlands	borough	4,414	4,410±15	$126,080	$628,100	4.6%	100%
Wanamassa	CDP	4,344	4,279±934	$140,972	$570,100	8.4%	100%
Bradley Beach	borough	4,282	4,158±21	$97,005	$932,800	5.8%	100%
Shrewsbury	borough	4,184	4,179±28	$178,958	$811,400	3.6%	100%
Oakhurst	CDP	4,069	3,538±531	$145,893	$718,900	1.4%	100%
Port Monmouth	CDP	3,745	3,046±639	$104,135	$451,300	5.3%	100%
Fairview, Monmouth County	CDP	3,731	3,892±563	$165,135	$622,600	0.7%	100%
Shark River HillsGEOID 3466840	CDP	3,583	2,974±278	$139,524	$523,400	3.2%	100%
Monmouth Beach	borough	3,174	3,207±18	$150,188	$995,000	0.2%	100%
North Middletown	CDP	3,146	3,035±430	$116,210	$357,100	10.7%	100%
Ocean Grove	CDP	3,057	3,092±447	$89,286	$790,100	6.9%	100%
Cliffwood Beach	CDP	3,036	3,056±368	$116,500	$365,600	1.6%	100%
Spring Lake	borough	2,789	2,779±16	$215,625	$2,000,000 or more	1.0%	100%
Leonardo	CDP	2,549	2,493±316	$138,125	$450,700	2.4%	100%
West Belmar	CDP	2,459	2,862±618	$108,629	$531,300	3.9%	100%
Englishtown	borough	2,346	1,989±215	$91,111	$509,900	10.9%	100%
NavesinkGEOID 3449740	CDP	2,004	1,867±371	$151,557	$755,900	2.9%	100%
Avon-by-the-Sea	borough	1,933	2,030±259	$122,635	$1,509,600	3.4%	100%
Sea Girt	borough	1,866	1,980±268	$213,750	$2,000,000 or more	3.3%	100%
Allentown	borough	1,734	1,702±199	$120,714	$415,600	4.4%	100%
Lake Como	borough	1,697	1,619±212	$82,045	$634,500	3.7%	100%
BelfordGEOID 3404600	CDP	1,648	1,636±469	$113,359	$514,000	9.2%	100%
Farmingdale	borough	1,504	1,449±302	$89,327	$427,300	5.7%	100%
Sea Bright	borough	1,449	1,718±280	$143,241	$821,100	6.9%	100%
Shrewsbury Township	township	1,076	1,156±440	$81,429	$165,300	10.9%	100%
AllenwoodGEOID 3400790	CDP	954	757±307	$224,704	$758,000	4.4%	100%
Deal	borough	900	686±181	$113,854	$1,642,000	8.3%	100%
Interlaken	borough	828	939±127	$199,167	$1,058,200	1.4%	100%
Roosevelt	borough	808	996±358	$110,000	$364,900	2.9%	100%
Cream RidgeGEOID 3415730	CDP	630	727±308	$212,768	$864,500	0.0%	100%
Allenhurst	borough	472	376±112	$99,375	$1,152,800	5.9%	100%
Loch ArbourGEOID 3441010	village	224	185±70	$118,750	$1,375,000	5.9%	100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Monmouth County?

The median resident of Monmouth County is 43.2 years old; 20.9% are under 18 and 19.1% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 71.5%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 12.9%. 13.6% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Monmouth County	New Jersey	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	43.2±0.2	40.1	no clear change
Under 18 years	20.9%±0.1 pts	21.8%	–
65 years and over	19.1%±0.1 pts	17.2%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12.9%	22.5%	+2.1 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	71.5%±0.2 pts	50.9%	−3.7 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	5.8%±0.1 pts	12.2%	−0.9 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5.4%±0.1 pts	10.0%	no clear change
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.1%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.0%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3.6%±0.3 pts	3.5%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.8%±0.2 pts	0.8%	–
Born outside the United States	13.6%±0.4 pts	23.9%	no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	18.4%±0.5 pts	33.1%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	4.0%±0.2 pts	3.7%	–
With a disability	10.3%±0.3 pts	10.8%	–
No health insurance coverage	5.3%±0.3 pts	7.5%	no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	94.2%±0.3 pts	90.7%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	51.3%±0.7 pts	43.6%	+5.3 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	20.0%±0.6 pts	17.6%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	1.5%±0.2 pts	1.8%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Monmouth County earn?

Half of Monmouth County's 251,712 households earn less than $124,845 a year (±$2,115), against $103,556 in New Jersey. In 2015-2019 it was $122,741 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 6.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Monmouth County	New Jersey	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$124,845±$2,115	$103,556	no clear change
Mean household income	$170,714±$2,689	$143,363	–
Per capita income	$66,696±$972	$54,253	+$3,069
People below the poverty line	6.5%±0.4 pts	9.7%	no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line	7.2%±0.8 pts	13.0%	−1.9 pts
Households receiving SNAP	5.4%±0.4 pts	9.1%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	93.7%±0.4 pts	92.8%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Monmouth County?

Owners occupy 75.6% of Monmouth County's occupied homes and renters 24.4%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $606,100 by its owner (±$5,540). The median renter pays $1,827 a month including utilities, and 44.4% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Monmouth County	New Jersey	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$606,100±$5,540	$454,400	+$86,870
Median gross rent	$1,827±$30	$1,720	+$105
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	44.4%±1.8 pts	42.7%	no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$3,070±$36	$2,829	–
Owner-occupied homes	75.6%±0.6 pts	63.8%	+1.8 pts
Housing units	270,415±215	3,791,354	+8,836
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.7%±0.2 pts	0.7%	–
Rental vacancy rate	4.2%±0.8 pts	3.5%	–
Single-family detached homes	65.7%±0.6 pts	52.6%	–
Mobile homes	1.1%±0.2 pts	0.9%	–
Built 2020 or later	1.1%±0.2 pts	1.1%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	13.5%±0.5 pts	17.4%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Monmouth County building?

Builders took permits for 2,138 new housing units across Monmouth County in 2025 (1,481 single-family), 3.3 per 1,000 residents.

2019 1,566 units
2020 2,638 units
2021 2,350 units
2022 2,394 units
2023 2,525 units
2024 2,782 units
2025 2,138 units

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual county files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Monmouth County get to work?

64.6% of Monmouth County's workers drive alone and 18.9% work from home. The average trip to work takes 32.1 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 5.4%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Monmouth County	New Jersey	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	66.0%±0.5 pts	66.4%	–
Unemployment rate	5.4%±0.3 pts	6.3%	+0.5 pts
Drove alone to work	64.6%±0.8 pts	62.2%	–
Carpooled	7.5%±0.5 pts	7.7%	–
Public transportation	5.2%±0.3 pts	8.1%	–
Walked	1.7%±0.2 pts	2.6%	–
Worked from home	18.9%±0.7 pts	16.8%	+13.2 pts
Mean travel time to work	32.1 min±0.4	30.5 min	−2.9 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What are Monmouth County's census tracts?

Monmouth County is divided into 155 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $44,659 (Tract 8072) to $250,000 or more (Tract 8039).

All 155 census tracts of Monmouth County, with their figures

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Monmouth County compare with New Jersey's other counties?

Monmouth County's rank among New Jersey's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	6th of 21
Growth 2020-2025	20th of 21
Residents per square mile	9th of 21
Median household income	5th of 21
Median home value	2nd of 21
Median gross rent	6th of 21
Poverty rate	17th of 21
Bachelor's degree or higher	5th of 21
Median age	5th of 21

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Source: PlainCities ranks from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

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Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Monmouth County are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.