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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Freehold is $23,219, which is much lower than the state average of $36,359 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Freehold median household income is $53,375, which has grown by 9.70% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 30.67% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Freehold residents spend 22.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 31.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #485

Freehold, NJ	23,219 USD
New Jersey	36,359 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Freehold, NJ	24,134 USD
New Jersey	39,546 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Freehold, NJ	23,670 USD
New Jersey	47,106 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Freehold, NJ	25,050 USD
New Jersey	32,292 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #437

Freehold, NJ	53,375 USD
New Jersey	72,062 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Freehold, NJ	67,926 USD
New Jersey	98,286 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #411

Freehold, NJ	9.70%
New Jersey	30.67%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Freehold, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.37%	$7,492, see rank	24.72%	$16,682	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.76%	$17,853, see rank	29.18%	$19,213	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.52%	$4,892, see rank	2.81%	$4,209	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.61%	$21,903, see rank	17.41%	$26,347	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Freehold, NJ	57,869 USD
New Jersey	87,999 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Freehold, NJ	73,754 USD
New Jersey	114,618 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Freehold, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$56,977, see rank	$77,446	$56,900
Black	$37,344, see rank	$46,640	$35,600
Hispanic	$46,505, see rank	$49,097	$42,396
Asian	$59,821, see rank	$103,101	$73,244
One Race, Other	$46,618, see rank	$45,137	$40,300
Two or More Races	$47,375, see rank	$59,161	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Freehold, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
less than 25	$33,000, see rank	$32,789	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,034, see rank	$77,813	$58,398
45 to 64	$72,907, see rank	$88,136	$65,027
65 or over	$31,406, see rank	$44,740	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Freehold, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	9,204, see rank	7,080,181	248,775,628
Male¹	4,766, 51.78%, see rank	48.17%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,824, 80.23%, see rank	72.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	7, 0.15%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,817, 80.09%, see rank	72.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,500, 91.70%, see rank	90.25%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	317, 8.30%, see rank	9.75%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	942, 19.77%, see rank	27.70%	30.72%
Female¹	4,438, 48.22%, see rank	51.83%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,501, 56.35%, see rank	60.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,501, 56.35%, see rank	60.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,315, 92.56%, see rank	90.43%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	186, 7.44%, see rank	9.57%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,937, 43.65%, see rank	39.25%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Freehold, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,685, 100%	4,144,855	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,135, 55.15%, see rank	71.91%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,609, 28.30%, see rank	8.31%	9.59%
Public Transportation	462, 8.13%, see rank	10.92%	5.06%
Walked	241, 4.24%, see rank	3.03%	2.78%
Other Means	173, 3.04%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	65, 1.14%, see rank	3.94%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Freehold, NJ	22.7 minutes
New Jersey	31.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Freehold, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,815	4,235,089	143,435,233
Male¹	3,500, 60.19%, see rank	52.43%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	707, 20.20%, see rank	38.00%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,466, 41.89%, see rank	14.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	386, 11.03%, see rank	18.56%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	34, 0.97%, see rank	0.26%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	292, 8.34%, see rank	8.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	487, 13.91%, see rank	15.13%	17.94%
Female¹	2,315, 39.81%, see rank	47.57%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	869, 37.54%, see rank	43.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	572, 24.71%, see rank	18.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	612, 26.44%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	262, 11.32%, see rank	5.12%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Freehold, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,815, 100%	4,235,089	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	73, 1.26%, see rank	0.32%	1.96%
Construction	340, 5.85%, see rank	5.57%	6.17%
Manufacturing	349, 6.00%, see rank	8.65%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	134, 2.30%, see rank	3.43%	2.75%
Retail Trade	674, 11.59%, see rank	11.20%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	205, 3.53%, see rank	5.72%	4.93%
Information	112, 1.93%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	187, 3.22%, see rank	8.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	957, 16.46%, see rank	12.77%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,137, 19.55%, see rank	23.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,140, 19.60%, see rank	8.28%	9.49%
Public Administration	269, 4.63%, see rank	4.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	238, 4.09%, see rank	4.50%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Freehold, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,773	14.82%, see rank	10.74%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	372	13.50%, see rank	8.14%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.