Monroe

About Monroe

Monroe Township is a township located in southern Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is centrally located within the Raritan Valley region and is an outer-ring suburb of New York City within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 48,594, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 9,462 (+24.2%) from the 39,132 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 11,133 (+39.8%) from the 27,999 counted in the 2000 census. Monroe Township also comprises the largest land area of any municipality in Middlesex County, at approximately 42 square miles (110 km2).

Monroe Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 9, 1838, from portions of South Amboy Township, based on the results of a referendum held that same day. Portions of the township were taken to form East Brunswick (February 28, 1860), Cranbury (March 7, 1872), and Jamesburg (March 19, 1887).

There are several age-restricted communities in Monroe Township. Despite significant senior citizen population growth, the median age in Monroe has changed from 52.5 in 1990, increasing to 58.9 in 2000, before decreasing to 53.2 in 2010, as more growth recently has resulted from single-family detached homes than from senior citizen developments. Based upon analysis of data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports for 2022 and 2023, Monroe Township was ranked as the safest small city in the United States.

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Living in Monroe

Median household income

$107,892

Median home value

$540,900

Median rent

$2,031/mo

Median age

57.8

Map of Monroe

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Monroe, NJ population

Monroe had 48,594 residents in the 2020 Census.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census.

Monroe at a glance

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Towns near Monroe

• Concordia1.0 mi W
• Whittingham1.0 mi NW
• The Ponds1.6 mi SW
• Encore at Monroe2.0 mi W
• Clearbrook2.0 mi W
• Jamesburg2.1 mi N
• Regency at Monroe2.2 mi E
• Rossmoor2.4 mi NW
• Stonebridge2.7 mi SW
• Forsgate2.9 mi NW
• Englishtown4.0 mi SE
• Helmetta4.1 mi N

Straight-line distance between town centers.

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