Facts and Figures
County Seat	Freehold (established 1715)
Form of Government	5 member Board of Chosen Freeholders, elected at large
Municipalities	53
Cities	2
Townships	15
Boroughs	35
Villages	1

Ratings by Size & Population
Monmouth is the Sixth Largest County in NJ
Largest Municipality (size)	Howell (62.1 mi2)
Largest Municipality (pop.)	Middletown (66,327)
Most densely populated municipalities (persons/mi2)	Asbury Park (16,930) Keansburg (10,732) Shrewsbury Twp. (1,098)
Least densely populated municipalities (persons/mi2)	Upper Freehold Twp. (4,282)

Population Information
Total Population (2000)	615,301
Rank among NJ counties	4th
Percent of NJ population	7.3%
Population density in 1996 (persons/mi2)	1,256 (12.5% increase from 1980-90)
Monmouth County is one of the fastest growing counties in NJ

2000 Population Statistics - Age Breakdown
Total residents	615,301
65 and older	76,923
45-64	148,114
18-44	229,562
5-17	118,111
under 5	42,231
Median age	37.7 (younger than many NJ counties)

Educational Attainment Statistics
Residents 25 years and older (1990)	368,859
Percent high school graduates	82.8%
Percent college graduates	28.4%
Less than 9th grade	22,436
9th-12th grade, no diploma	49,461
High school graduates (including equivalency)	127,180
Some college, no degree	81,465
Associate's degree	26,670
Bachelor's degree	79,976
Graduate/Professional degree	39,856

Income & Housing Information
Households (2000)	224,236
Persons per household (1990)	2.74
Per capita income (2000)	$32,816
Median family income (2000)	$85,515
Median household income (2000)	$73,263
Housing units (2000)	240,884
Median value of owner occupied housing (1990)	$180,400

NJ Travel & Tourism Visitor Spending
Total visitor spending (billions)	$1.79
Restaurant (millions)	$559
Lodging (millions)	$118
Automobile (millions)	$263
Recreation (millions)	$146
Transportation (millions)	$12
Retail (millions)	$577

Impact of Visitor Spending
Jobs (thousands)	45.2
Payroll (millions)	$781
State Taxes (millions)	$224.5
Local Taxes (millions)	$82

Geographic Information Land Area
Area (mi2)	471.57 (301,805 acres)
Rank in NJ	6th
Percent of NJ	6.2%

Public Open Space
Federal (acres)	1,668
State (acres)	12,843
County (acres)	19,200
Municipal (acres)	8,400
Total acreage	42,111 (10.63% of county)

Elevations
Highest	391 ft above sea level (Crawford Hill, Holmdel)
Lowest	sea level

Coastlines
Ocean	27 miles
Bay	26 miles

Major Rivers

Manasquan

Shrewsbury

Navesink

Shark

Distances to Major Metropolitan Areas (miles)
Boston, Massachusetts	258
Chicago, Illinois	792
Cleveland, Ohio	466
Detroit, Michigan	622
NYC, New York	71
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	62
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	350
Toronto, Canada	471
Washington D.C.	191

Business & Industry Trends County Business Patterns
Category	Number Employed
	1990	1996
Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries	1,531	1,657
Mining	110	48
Construction	11,641	10,464
Manufacturing	25,025	17,226
Communications, Public Utilities	10,983	13,694
Wholesale trade	12,813	11,396
Retail trade	47,792	47,651
F.I.R.E.	12,994	12,181
Services	60,162	70,657
Unclassified	781	62

Labor Force & Employment (1991)
Total Civilian Labor Force	306,052
Employed	288,171
Unemployment Rate	5.8%

Freehold, NJ Climate
Average January Temp (F)	31.3°
Average July Temp (F)	74.5°
Average Annual Temp (F)	53.0°
Average January Precipitation (inches)	3.17
Average July Precipitation (inches)	4.69
Average Annual Precipitation (inches)	44.72