Ocean County vs. Monmouth County

Ocean County (NJ)Monmouth County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)601,651621,354
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)4.4%-1.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)576,546630,374
Population, Census, April 1, 2010576,567630,380
Persons under 5 years, percent7.1%5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.0%21.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent22.5%17.6%
Female persons, percent51.7%51.4%
White alone, percent92.8%84.6%
Black or African American alone, percent3.5%7.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Asian alone, percent1.9%5.7%
Two or More Races, percent1.4%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.5%11.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent84.4%75.0%
Veterans, 2014-201837,63725,948
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.9%13.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)284,906262,161
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201880.0%73.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$272,900$408,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,015$2,645
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$755$1,106
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,422$1,372
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.2%24.8%
Building permits, 20182,2831,897
Households, 2014-2018225,270233,874
Persons per household, 2014-20182.602.64
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.5%90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201812.3%17.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.8%92.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.7%87.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.8%93.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201829.2%44.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.7%6.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.6%6.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.4%65.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.0%59.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)801,5321,318,879
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,185,9484,809,461
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,400,0223,053,144
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,295,6824,888,826
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)7,695,37811,026,097
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,257$17,519
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201830.934.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$68,021$95,699
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,784$48,959
Persons in poverty, percent9.7%6.7%
Total employer establishments, 201713,38019,294
Total employment, 2017144,569242,695
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)5,593,45212,309,450
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.3%0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201743,35657,061
All firms, 201244,50764,460
Men-owned firms, 201226,41438,993
Women-owned firms, 201213,55118,167
Minority-owned firms, 20124,15210,636
Nonminority-owned firms, 201239,08851,804
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,7874,813
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201239,10357,426
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%3.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.5%5.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.3%3.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.6%25.7%
Population per square mile, 2010917.01,344.7
Land area in square miles, 2010628.78468.79

Source: United States Census Bureau

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