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New Jersey·Monmouth County
4 tracts·13K people·$417K median·6,473/mi²
Hispanic 53 · White 35 · Black 6 · Asian 3 · Multiracial 2 · Other 0
Married couple 41 · Other 35 · Living alone 24
Public admin 33 · Retail 20 · Professional 16 · Health 14 · Leisure 10 · Manufacturing 3 · Other 4
Service 30 · Management · business · science · arts 28 · Sales · office 24 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 59 · Carpool 32 · Work from home 9 · Walk 5 · Transit 4 · Bike 2
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Freehold is $416,800 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Freehold has 12,507 residents across 4 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.5; the population is 53.3% Hispanic or Latino, 35.2% White, 5.7% Black, 3.4% Asian, 2.1% Multiracial and 0.3% Other; the average household has 3.0 people; 29.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.3% (Census ACS).
Park Avenue Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (36%); Freehold Intermediate School is the middle school with reported scores (30%); Freehold Borough High School is the high school with reported scores (47%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,832/month, 16% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Freehold is $85,707 a year, in line with the US median (Census ACS).
In Freehold, median rent is $1,832/month and the median home value is $416,800 (Census ACS).
Freehold reported 2.2 violent crimes and 7.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 26°F; there are 80 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches; snowfall averages 23 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Freehold are strong wind (93), heat wave (64) and winter weather (52), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.28g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Freehold, 5.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).