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(Urban population: 4,869, Rural population: 0)

Forked River, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,436 (1,881 occupied: 1,648 owner occupied, 233 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	34%

Housing density: 843 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $420,316.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,046 (lower quartile is $608, upper quartile is $1,241)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,010

Median gross rent in Forked River, NJ in 2007: $1,210

Housing units in Forked River with a mortgage: 1,226 (187 second mortgage, 151 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 412

Forked River,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $318,822 (it was $131,600 in 2000)

Forked River:	$318,822
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $203,609 - $426,977

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $365,081
Here: $365,081
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $532,484
Here: $532,484
State: $310,364

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,843

In family households: 4,338 (1,177 male householders, 233 female householders)
1,203 spouses, 1,491 children (1,358 natural, 23 adopted, 110 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 52 other relatives, 127 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 505 (178 male householders (135 living alone)), 240 female householders (204 living alone)), 87 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 26 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 640 2-persons, 260 3-persons, 309 4-persons, 135 5-persons, 66 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 339 1-person, 79 2-persons.

866 married couples with children.
214 single-parent households (55 men, 159 women).

97.2% of residents of Forked River speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 70 (1.4%)
(72.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Forked River, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 37 4 rooms: 223 5 rooms: 456 6 rooms: 431 7 rooms: 233 8 rooms: 155 9 or more rooms: 113

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forked River, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 51 4 rooms: 63 5 rooms: 80 6 rooms: 16 7 rooms: 11 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 12

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 38
1995 to 1998: 78
1990 to 1994: 159
1980 to 1989: 554
1970 to 1979: 746
1960 to 1969: 445
1950 to 1959: 279
1940 to 1949: 38
1939 or earlier: 99

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Forked River:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 10 2 bedrooms: 553 3 bedrooms: 853 4 bedrooms: 194 5 or more bedrooms: 38

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forked River:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 14 2 bedrooms: 127 3 bedrooms: 92 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Forked River in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 49 1 vehicle: 528 2 vehicles: 784 3 vehicles: 230 4 vehicles: 47 5 or more vehicles: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Forked River in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 12 1 vehicle: 143 2 vehicles: 52 3 vehicles: 26 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Forked River, NJ:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 5
$80,000 to $89,999: 7
$90,000 to $99,999: 5
$100,000 to $124,999: 3
$125,000 to $149,999: 25
$150,000 to $174,999: 66
$175,000 to $199,999: 108
$200,000 to $249,999: 313
$250,000 to $299,999: 217
$300,000 to $399,999: 414
$400,000 to $499,999: 248
$500,000 to $749,999: 152
$750,000 to $999,999: 47
$1,000,000 or more: 40

Forked River rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Forked River:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 7
$250 to $299: 7
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 8
$550 to $599: 13
$600 to $649: 15
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 5
$750 to $799: 8
$800 to $899: 12
$900 to $999: 4
$1,000 to $1,249: 73
$1,250 to $1,499: 34
$1,500 to $1,999: 11
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 36

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 19 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 7 1965 to 1969: 44

Forked River, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 64.3%
Number of people working at home: 24 (1.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 9
5 to 9 minutes: 221
10 to 14 minutes: 220
15 to 19 minutes: 189
20 to 24 minutes: 312
25 to 29 minutes: 166
30 to 34 minutes: 373
35 to 39 minutes: 78
40 to 44 minutes: 39
45 to 59 minutes: 159
60 to 89 minutes: 373
90 or more minutes: 165

Forked River mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,948 (84%)
Carpooled: 287 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 37 (2%)
Bicycle: 13 (1%)
Walked: 19 (1%)
Worked at home: 24 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 120
$10,000 to $14,999: 100
$15,000 to $19,999: 66
$20,000 to $24,999: 103
$25,000 to $29,999: 60
$30,000 to $34,999: 79
$35,000 to $39,999: 115
$40,000 to $44,999: 72
$45,000 to $49,999: 71
$50,000 to $59,999: 215
$60,000 to $74,999: 197
$75,000 to $99,999: 377
$100,000 to $124,999: 130
$125,000 to $149,999: 82
$150,000 to $199,999: 25
$200,000 or more: 16

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 1415

Irish: 680

German: 520

Polish: 327

English: 261

United States or American: 185

Other groups: 127

French (except Basque): 91

Scotch-Irish: 78

European: 66

Swedish: 60

Ukrainian: 50

Portuguese: 47

Hungarian: 36

Slovak: 35

Norwegian: 35

Dutch: 31

Lithuanian: 25

Greek: 17

Scottish: 16

Welsh: 15

Belgian: 10

Latvian: 10

French Canadian: 10

Pennsylvania German: 10

Danish: 9

Romanian: 9

Austrian: 8

Canadian: 7

Russian: 7

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Italy (27%)
Ireland (26%)
France (16%)
Other Northern Europe (13%)
Canada (10%)
Germany (9%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 3759
Northeast: 743
Midwest: 105
South: 107
West: 50

62% of Forked River residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 18
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 13
7th and 8th grade: 23
9th grade: 58
10th grade: 22
11th grade: 30
12th grade, no diploma: 102
High school graduate (or equivalency): 561
Less than 1 year of college: 127
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 308
Associate degree: 86
Bachelor's degree: 272
Master's degree: 12
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 33

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 86
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 51
11th grade: 37
12th grade, no diploma: 91
High school graduate (or equivalency): 601
Less than 1 year of college: 182
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 220
Associate degree: 110
Bachelor's degree: 216
Master's degree: 42
Professional school degree: 9
Doctorate degree: 9

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $67,813
Some other race householders: $99,168
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $7,776

Forked River household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Forked River household income for Some other race householders

Forked River household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Forked River marital status for males

Forked River marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $319,548
Some other race householders: $333,115
Hispanic or Latino householders: $333,115

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,373
One, attached: 36
Two: 8
3 or 4: 19

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Forked River:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (72%) Electricity (22%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (66%) Electricity (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12

Here:	2.0%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Here:	2.7%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 29

Here:	27.6%
New Jersey:	30.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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