Monmouth County, New Jersey

645,353 people. The median home is worth $606,100 (typical New Jersey town: $435,600) and the median household earns $124,845.

Towns in Monmouth County

Town	People	Median home	Income	Median age
Middletown	67,106	$608,300	$141,810	44.1
Howell	53,537	$507,200	$134,854	39.9
Marlboro	41,502	$701,200	$186,292	44.2
Manalapan	40,905	$655,500	$152,832	44.3
Freehold	35,369	$553,600	$128,643	42.6
Long Branch	31,667	$574,000	$79,653	36.8
Neptune	28,061	$455,900	$101,017	44.8
Ocean	27,672	$678,300	$108,626	41.1
Wall	26,525	$720,400	$142,768	46.8
Hazlet	20,125	$465,900	$122,020	43.8
Aberdeen	19,329	$448,200	$121,795	38.6
Tinton Falls	19,181	$478,000	$117,308	46.6
Holmdel	17,400	$843,000	$165,013	49.2
Asbury Park	15,188	$581,100	$75,544	38.2
Eatontown	13,597	$492,400	$90,463	49.0
West Freehold	13,596	$529,000	$130,800	39.9
Red Bank	12,936	$504,900	$97,477	39.4
Freehold	12,538	$416,800	$85,707	35.5
Robertsville	11,399	$685,100	$210,661	41.6
Millstone	10,376	$737,400	$218,472	45.0
Colts Neck	9,957	$917,200	$199,573	47.6
Keansburg	9,755	$311,800	$81,428	40.0
Matawan	9,565	$467,800	$123,354	34.7
West Long Branch	8,587	$684,300	$114,271	29.9
Rumson	7,343	$1,679,300	$250,001	44.4
Upper Freehold	7,273	$710,400	$183,750	47.6
Strathmore	7,225	$539,500	$151,855	43.4
Keyport	7,204	$417,100	$82,321	41.1
Lincroft	7,060	$807,300	$189,000	42.9
Yorketown	6,617	$598,000	$173,510	38.2
Ramtown	6,329	$487,500	$145,663	38.3
Fair Haven	6,269	$992,200	$250,001	40.1
Morganville	6,203	$681,800	$161,500	46.3
Oceanport	6,150	$757,700	$126,094	51.3
Little Silver	6,131	$955,900	$240,853	46.1
Manasquan	5,938	$988,100	$142,944	48.3
Belmar	5,907	$861,800	$93,573	49.5
Union Beach	5,723	$460,900	$119,250	42.0
East Freehold	4,987	$645,900	$189,219	41.1
Brielle	4,982	$849,100	$172,250	45.2
Spring Lake Heights	4,890	$721,100	$106,758	46.0
Neptune City	4,626	$420,700	$88,864	41.7
Highlands	4,621	$455,000	$91,913	46.8
Atlantic Highlands	4,414	$628,100	$126,080	47.9
Wanamassa	4,344	$570,100	$140,972	43.3
Bradley Beach	4,282	$932,800	$97,005	48.6
Shrewsbury	4,184	$811,400	$178,958	43.4
Oakhurst	4,069	$718,900	$145,893	41.5
Port Monmouth	3,745	$451,300	$104,135	50.5
Fairview	3,731	$622,600	$165,135	40.7
Shark River Hills	3,583	$523,400	$139,524	49.7
Monmouth Beach	3,174	$995,000	$150,188	58.5
North Middletown	3,146	$357,100	$116,210	37.9
Ocean Grove	3,057	$790,100	$89,286	62.2
Cliffwood Beach	3,036	$365,600	$116,500	44.1
Spring Lake	2,789	$2,000,001	$215,625	59.8
Leonardo	2,549	$450,700	$138,125	36.9

People and housing

	Monmouth County	Typical New Jersey town
Median home value	$606,100	$435,600
Median rent	$1,827	$1,774
Median household income	$124,845	$111,891
Median age	43.2	42.7
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.3%	44.1%
Below the poverty line	6.5%	5.7%

Jobs and pay

274,000 jobs in 2024, average pay $70,560 a year.

BLS QCEW 2024.

BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 2,175 storm events in Monmouth County from 1996 to 2026, with 43 deaths.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Monmouth County has been included in 28 FEMA declarations since 1953.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
September 5, 2021	Hurricane	DR-4614: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida
September 2, 2021	Hurricane	EM-3573: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida
December 11, 2020	Hurricane	DR-4574: Tropical Storm Isaias
March 25, 2020	Biological	DR-4488: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3451: Covid-19
March 14, 2016	Severe Storm	DR-4264: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).