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New Jersey · Census place 24180

Forked River CDP, NJ

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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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