CITY · 1990 CENSUS

West Freehold

New Jersey · 11,166 residents · 5.91 sq mi

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West Freehold is a city of 11,166 people in New Jersey. Median home value sits at $204,500. Households take in $61,266 a year at the median, 103% more than the country as a whole. 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Households here earn about 50% more than in New Jersey as a whole. 82% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

40% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,166

−11%vs 2000

vs 12,498 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

35.6

−11%vs 2000

vs 40.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.91 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.9%(550)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.1%(575)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(732)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(907)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(851)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.8%(1,873)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.9%(1,778)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5415.9%(1,773)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(1,122)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.7%(524)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.9%(319)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(162)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$61,266

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $72,577 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$24,463

−26%vs 2000

vs $33,218 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

1.1%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$204,500

+33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $202,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$750

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $851 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.6%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.1% in 2000

18.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.7%(10,842)

Black2.4%(301)

Hispanic / Latino5.4%(673)

Asian4.3%(535)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.2%(10,297)

Black3.4%(383)

Hispanic / Latino3.9%(438)

Asian3.8%(429)

Other0.5%(57)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican8%(1,196)

South American3.5%(517)

Mexican2.5%(369)

Chilean1.1%(157)

Ecuadorian1.1%(157)

Central American0.8%(126)

Honduran0.8%(115)

Colombian0.5%(71)

Venezuelan0.5%(70)

Dominican0.3%(42)

Peruvian0.3%(39)

Spaniard0.3%(38)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Salvadoran0.1%(11)

Cuban0%(1)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.4%(362)

Chinese0.8%(117)

Filipino0.5%(81)

Nepalese0.4%(63)

Vietnamese0.2%(31)

Korean0.1%(9)

Singaporean0.1%(8)

Ancestry

Italian31.3%(4,661)

Irish18.4%(2,738)

German7.5%(1,113)

American7.3%(1,080)

English7%(1,036)

Polish5.7%(842)

Russian2.7%(408)

Hungarian1.9%(284)

West Indian1.6%(237)

Ukrainian1.1%(171)

Arab1.1%(166)

French0.9%(134)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese0.9%(130)

Jamaican0.7%(109)

British0.7%(105)

Norwegian0.7%(97)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(87)

Brazilian0.6%(85)

Haitian0.6%(85)

Austrian0.5%(78)

Moroccan0.5%(71)

Swedish0.4%(64)

Slovak0.4%(53)

Greek0.3%(50)

Czech0.3%(49)

Romanian0.3%(45)

Scottish0.3%(44)

Croatian0.3%(38)

Swiss0.2%(36)

French Canadian0.2%(33)

Dutch0.2%(30)

Syrian0.2%(29)

Iraqi0.2%(27)

Lithuanian0.2%(25)

Subsaharan African0.2%(25)

Egyptian0.1%(22)

Danish0.1%(20)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(18)

Welsh0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest German population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

39.7%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 39.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.9%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

14.8%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.2 min

−1%vs 2000

vs 29.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35.3%(2,009)

Married58.9%(3,349)

Widowed1.5%(83)

Divorced4.3%(244)

Women 15+

Never married29.7%(1,890)

Married49.7%(3,158)

Widowed9%(572)

Divorced11.5%(733)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.6%

−3.2 ptssince 2013

from 5.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

80.3%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 76.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.7%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 10.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.3%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.3%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 6.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.3%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

86.5%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 84.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

19.0%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 20.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)26.2%(130)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.8%(128)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era17.3%(86)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War14.1%(70)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II10.5%(52)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 496 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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