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People QuickFacts |
Monmouth County |
New Jersey |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
635,285 | 8,724,560 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
3.2% | 3.7% |
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Population, 2000 |
615,301 | 8,414,350 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
6.0% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
24.4% | 23.9% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
12.6% | 12.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
51.1% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
85.7% | 76.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
8.0% | 14.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
5.0% | 7.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.1% | 1.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
8.1% | 15.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
78.4% | 62.6% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
61.1% | 59.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
10.4% | 17.5% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
14.7% | 25.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
87.9% | 82.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
34.6% | 29.8% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
84,529 | 1,389,811 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
34.8 | 30.0 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
253,318 | 3,472,643 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
74.6% | 65.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
23.6% | 36.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$203,100 | $170,800 |
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Households, 2000 |
224,236 | 3,064,645 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.70 | 2.68 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$71,464 | $57,338 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$31,149 | $27,006 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
5.9% | 8.4% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Monmouth County |
New Jersey |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
19,666 | 242,1281 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
226,344 | 3,594,8621 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
5.1% | 1.3%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
46,883 | 573,134 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
58,517 | 708,837 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.4% | 5.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
5.1% | 7.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.8% | 7.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
25.3% | 26.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
2,059,596 | 96,599,807 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
5,664,506 | 256,925,492 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
8,785,490 | 102,153,833 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$13,980 | $11,910 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
899,102 | 15,715,595 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
2,820 | 34,323 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
4,298,847 | 55,264,3501 |
