New Jersey · Census place 24180
Forked River CDP, NJ
Quick answer
Forked River CDP has 4,988 residents, ranking #293 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $87,455, the median home is worth $404,600 and median gross rent runs $2,071 a month.
- Population
- 4,988Forked River CDP residents
- Median household income
- $87,455Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $404,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,071Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 48.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 91.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Forked River CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Forked River CDP median would spend about 28.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.7% of residents and 91.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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