Editing Monmouth County, New Jersey (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 16918
|1800= 19872
|1810= 22150
|1820= 25038
|1830= 29233
|1840= 32909
|1850= 30313 |1850n=*
|1860= 39346
|1870= 46195
|1880= 55538
|1890= 69128
|1900= 82057
|1910= 94734
|1920=104925
|1930=147209
|1940=161238
|1950=225327
|1960=334401
|1970=461849
|1980=503173
|1990=553124
|2000=615301
|2010=630380
|2020=643615
| estyear=2024
| estimate=647520
| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2024/counties/totals/co-est2024-pop-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024], [[United States Census Bureau]], released March 2025. Accessed March 26, 2025.</ref>
|footnote=Historical sources: 1790-1990<ref>Forstall, Richard L. [https://books.google.com/books?id=sezaSI_LPA8C&pg=PA108 ''Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990 from the Twenty-one Decennial Censuses''], pp. 108-109. [[United States Census Bureau]], March 1996. {{ISBN|9780934213486}}. Accessed October 7, 2013.</ref><br />1970-2010<ref name=CPH232>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf#page=32 ''New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts; 2010 Census of Population and Housing''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723055400/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019110730/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |url-status=live |date=July 23, 2013 }}, p. 6, CPH-2-32. [[United States Census Bureau]], August 2012. Accessed August 29, 2016.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/> 2010<ref name=Census2010>[https://archive.today/20200212095249/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US34025 DP1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Monmouth County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 25, 2016.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/monmouthcountynewjersey QuickFacts Monmouth County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 26, 2025.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref><br />* = Lost territory in previous decade.<ref name=Story/>
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the county had 643,615 people, 240,377 households, and 161,545 families. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1372.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 268,912 housing units at an average density of {{convert|573.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The county's racial makeup was 71.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.08% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.07% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 5.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 3.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 12.5% of the population.<ref name=Census2020/>

Of the 240,377 [[household]]s, of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 25.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 14.4% had a male householder with no wife present and 32.8% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.16.<ref name=Census2020/>

About 21.4% of the county's population was under age 18, 8.1% was from age 18 to 24, 34.8% was from age 15 to 44, and 18.2% was age 65 or older. The median age was 43.5 years. The gender makeup of the city was 48.7% male and 51.3% female. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males.<ref name=Census2020/>

The county's median household income was $102,870, and the median family income was $124,778. About 6.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2020/>

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 630,380 people, 233,983 households, and 163,320 families in the county. The [[population density]] was 1,344.7 per square mile (519.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 258,410 housing units at an average density of 551.2 per square mile (212.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 82.60% (520,716) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 7.37% (46,443) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.19% (1,211) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 4.96% (31,258) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.03% (211) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.89% (18,187) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 1.96% (12,354) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 9.67% (60,939) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 233,983 households, 32.4% had children under the age of 18; 55.5% were married couples living together; 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 30.2% were non-families. Of all households, 25% were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.22.<ref name=Census2010/>

23.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 24% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 91.9 males.<ref name=Census2010/>