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. A relatively large number of people in Monmouth Junction telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 23.78% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. One downside of living in Monmouth Junction is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Monmouth Junction, the average commute to work is 34.06 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. 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.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Monmouth Junction, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Monmouth Junction is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 75.59% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. 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. Foreign born people are also an important part of Monmouth Junction's cultural character, accounting for 46.74% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Monmouth Junction is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Other Asian languages.
