Monmouth Junction is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 8,895 people and three associated neighborhoods, Monmouth Junction is the 221st largest community in New Jersey. Housing costs in Monmouth Junction are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.Monmouth Junction is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.67% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Monmouth Junction is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Monmouth Junction who work in management occupations (19.85%), computer science and math (11.09%), and sales jobs (9.16%). Also of interest is that Monmouth Junction has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 23.78% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In Monmouth Junction, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.06 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Despite being a small town, Monmouth Junction has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.If knowledge is power, Monmouth Junction is a pretty powerful place. 75.59% of the adults in Monmouth Junction have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Monmouth Junction in 2022 was $60,679, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $242,716 for a family of four. Monmouth Junction is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Monmouth Junction home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Monmouth Junction residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Monmouth Junction include Italian, Irish, Polish, Jamaican, and German. In addition, Monmouth Junction has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (46.74%). The most common language spoken in Monmouth Junction is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Other Asian languages.
