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Forked River, NJ

4,988 Population
2.7 square miles 1,823.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

48.1 ±3.3 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$48,101 ±$7,473 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $54,510 ±$245
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $53,118 ±$241
$87,455 ±$14,255 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $97,334 ±$454
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $101,050 ±$527

9.7% ±6.4% (482  ±324) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 12.4% 2,416,274 (±0.1% / ±24,918)
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 9.8% 889,287 (±0.2% / ±14,517)

32 minutes ±9.3 (63,830  ±12,991) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 36 290,532,500 (±0.1 / ±1,085,869)
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 30.9 119,274,790 (±0.1 / ±657,334)

Families

2,057 ±229 Number of households
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 7,362,500 ±10,268
  • New Jersey: 3,478,355 ±4,714
2.4 ±0.2 (4,979  ±672) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 2.6 19,350,254
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,093,435

4.4% ±4.7% (40  ±44) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 4.9% 231,816 (±0.1% / ±4,495)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 5.1% 107,472 (±0.1% / ±3,004)

Housing

2,749 ±202 Number of housing units
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 7,991,914 ±1,323
  • New Jersey: 3,775,842 ±525

$404,600 ±$39,978 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $587,400 ±$1,207
  • a little less than the amount in New Jersey: $427,600 ±$1,335

6.4% ±3.5% (318  ±177.4) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 9.4% 1,837,795 (±0.1% / ±17,907.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 9.9% 911,070 (±0.1% / ±12,354.8)

Social

95.3% ±5.8% (3,449  ±426.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 87.6% 12,182,060 (±0.2% / ±31,146.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,858,484 (±0.3% / ±19,546.8)
24.4% ±4.5% (884  ±187.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 43.5% 6,051,126 (±0.2% / ±21,441.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 42.9% 2,771,686 (±0.2% / ±13,002.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.4% ±4.1% (419  ±211) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 29.8% 5,892,182
  • about one-third of the rate in New Jersey: 23.5% 2,181,755

4% ±2% (156  ±82) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 2.8% 432,659 (±0% / ±6,334)
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 4% 285,835 (±0.1% / ±4,508)
156 Total veterans ±82 156 Male ±82 N/A Female ±14

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