Places/NJ/Monmouth County, NJ
County profile

Monmouth County, NJ

United States · GDP 2024
#113 of 3,127 US counties by GDP61st-percentile growthmore diversified than 91% of counties
EA Place Score
methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$52.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
257,734
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
19,883
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$68.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
651,035
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$124.8k±$2.1k
Bachelor's degree+
51.3%±0.8%
Poverty rate
6.5%±0.4%
Business applications
11,188 · 2025
Retail establishments
2,518
38.8/10k pop
Industry mix · employment
Health care30%
Retail trade21%
Food & accommodation18%
Professional services12%
Construction10%
Admin & support8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 20202025
651,035
residents · 2025 · +1.3% since 2020
Income per capita $104.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 20212025
Domestic migration3,165
International migration+10,123
Natural change+1,546

GDP trend

20192024 · nominal
$38.7B
2019
$38.8B
2020
$43.1B
2021
$46.9B
2022
$50.1B
2023
$52.7B
2024

Real estate & risk

FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$606.1k±$5.5k
Median gross rent
$1.8k/mo±$30/mo
Vacancy rate
6.9%±0.4%
Affordability
8.9× wages
Residential permits
$596.6M
2,138 units · 3.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
96.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 100Heat wave 99Lightning 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 20162025
849
2016
877
2017
916
2018
948
2019
977
2020
1091
2021
1254
2022
1394
2023
1510
2024
1604
2025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 20212025
-9% since 2021
2,350
2021
2,394
2022
2,525
2023
2,782
2024
2,138
2025

Transport access

BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
10.4 km
I-195
Nearest freight rail
2.7 km
DRR
Nearest port
22.5 km
MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP PUBLIC DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
48.3 km
NEWARK LIBERTY INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 20192023
$68.2k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
The read

What is the GDP of Monmouth?

Monmouth's economy produced $52.7B in 2024, growing 5.3% year over yearfaster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.

GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.