Monmouth County vs. Middlesex County

	Monmouth County (NJ)	Middlesex County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	621,354	829,685
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.4%	2.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	630,374	809,924
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	630,380	809,858
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.0%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.2%	21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.6%	15.0%
Female persons, percent	51.4%	50.7%
White alone, percent	84.6%	60.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.6%	11.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	5.7%	25.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	11.1%	21.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	75.0%	42.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	25,948	24,692
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	13.3%	32.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	262,161	302,239
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.7%	63.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$408,400	$336,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,645	$2,447
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,106	$1,027
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,372	$1,432
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	24.8%	34.6%
Building permits, 2018	1,897	2,737
Households, 2014-2018	233,874	284,174
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.64	2.80
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.6%	90.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	17.4%	43.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.1%	91.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.4%	84.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.2%	89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	44.9%	42.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.4%	5.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.8%	8.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.8%	64.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.4%	58.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,318,879	1,387,200
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	4,809,461	5,084,450
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	3,053,144	15,784,943
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,888,826	40,540,733
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	11,026,097	11,869,778
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$17,519	$14,422
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	34.3	33.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$95,699	$85,954
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,959	$38,140
Persons in poverty, percent	6.7%	8.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	19,294	21,850
Total employment, 2017	242,695	393,849
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	12,309,450	24,817,893
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.6%	1.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	57,061	60,075
All firms, 2012	64,460	68,733
Men-owned firms, 2012	38,993	41,119
Women-owned firms, 2012	18,167	20,366
Minority-owned firms, 2012	10,636	28,634
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	51,804	37,891
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,813	4,092
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	57,426	61,658
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.1%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.9%	19.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.8%	9.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.7%	26.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,344.7	2,621.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	468.79	308.91

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Monmouth county (NJ) and Middlesex county (NJ) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.