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New Jersey (NJ)New York-Newark-Jersey City609640732848

Monmouth County, NJ

New York-Newark-Jersey City metro * 661.3K residents

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661.3K

Population

$124.8K

Median income

per household

$606.1K

Home value

6.5%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $124.8K (top 10% vs US counties).
  • Median home value: $606.1K (top 10% vs US counties).
  • Poverty rate: 6.5% (low poverty; bottom 10% vs US counties).

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

5 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$124.8K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$606.1K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

6.5%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

52.7%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

28.4%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

17.6%

Below 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

4.9×

Upper end of typical range

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

Income distribution
Income bracketShare of households
< $50k20.2%
$50–100k20.4%
$100–200k30.5%
$200k+28.9%
< $50k
20.2%
$50–100k
20.4%
$100–200k
30.5%
$200k+
28.9%

Housing tenure

Owner-occupied vs renter-occupied housing (ACS).

Housing tenure
TenurePercent
Owners75.5%
Renters24.5%
75.5%
Owners
Owners
75.5%
Renters
24.5%
See New York-Newark-Jersey City metro economy→See NJ state economy→

Health

6 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.

Obesity

30.4%

U.S.

33.2%

Diabetes

9.8%

U.S.

12.1%

Current smoking

9.7%

U.S.

12.8%

See New York-Newark-Jersey City metro health data→See NJ state health data→

Connectivity

3 of 3 metrics better than U.S.

100+ Mbps coverage

99.6%

U.S.

89.6%

Gigabit ready

81.5%

U.S.

46.1%

5G available

99.8%

U.S.

77.4%

See New York-Newark-Jersey City metro connectivity→See NJ state connectivity→

Map

Monmouth County, NJ

Population

661.3K

Area

468.2 sq mi

Density

1.4K/sq mi

Neighbors

Burlington County, NJMercer County, NJMiddlesex County, NJOcean County, NJQueens County, NYRichmond County, NY

National Percentile Rankings

How this county compares to other counties nationwide.

Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year
2020–2024
CDC PLACES
2025
BLS (LAUS)
2026-02
Broadband
2024-06-arcgis
Mobile coverage
2025-11-24
Page updated
2026-04-26

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

U.S. Census (ACS 5-year)U.S. Census TIGER/LineCDC PLACESBLS (LAUS)FCC Broadband Data Collection (fixed broadband)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

  • ACS county metrics (income, housing, demographics) are sourced directly from Census county-level tables.
  • CDC health metrics are sourced from county-level CDC PLACES data.
  • Unemployment is sourced from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.

Data accuracy & methodology

County pages use 2020–2024 ACS 5-year county-level estimates sourced directly from Census county tables. CDC health metrics come from county-level CDC PLACES. Unemployment rates come from the BLS LAUS program. Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data.

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