Freehold, New Jersey demographics

Freehold, NJ demographics: median age 35.5; 29.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Freehold borough, New Jersey · Incorporated borough · GEOID 3425200. The survey estimates a population of 12,507 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Freehold is 35.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.4 years. There are 4,201 households (±311). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.5 ±3.4	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,507
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	3,505 ±642	28.0% ±5.1 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	2,653 ±354	21.2% ±2.8 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	4,598 ±504	36.8% ±4.0 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	1,751 ±311	14.0% ±2.5 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,507
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	6,157 ±411	49.2% ±3.3 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	6,350 ±414	50.8% ±3.3 pp	50.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,507
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	6,142 ±975	49.1% ±7.8 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	715 ±378 · low precision	5.7% ±3.0 pp · low precision	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	406 ±396 · low precision	3.2% ±3.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	430 ±186	3.4% ±1.5 pp	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	3,132 ±845	25.0% ±6.8 pp	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,682 ±560	13.4% ±4.5 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,507
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,847 ±700	46.7% ±5.6 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6,660 ±699	53.3% ±5.6 pp	22.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,201
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,737 ±252	41.3% ±5.2 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	420 ±148	10.0% ±3.4 pp	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	718 ±211	17.1% ±4.9 pp	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	998 ±227	23.8% ±5.1 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	328 ±188 · low precision	7.8% ±4.4 pp · low precision	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,201
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,503 ±167	35.8% ±3.0 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,698 ±381	64.2% ±7.7 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,201
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	998 ±227	23.8% ±5.1 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,182 ±284	28.1% ±6.4 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	632 ±129	15.0% ±2.9 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	621 ±179	14.8% ±4.1 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	369 ±162	8.8% ±3.8 pp	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	162 ±80	3.9% ±1.9 pp	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	237 ±145 · low precision	5.6% ±3.4 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,507
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	9,180 ±390	73.4% ±3.1 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,327 ±387	26.6% ±3.1 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 11,719
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	5,284 ±685	45.1% ±5.8 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	5,792 ±698	49.4% ±5.9 pp	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	69 ±88 · low precision	0.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	12 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	141 ±133 · low precision	1.2% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	155 ±103 · low precision	1.3% ±0.9 pp · low precision	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	67 ±108 · low precision	0.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	59 ±66 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	30 ±34 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	58 ±52 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	19 ±27 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	33 ±46 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 7,786
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,277 ±332	16.4% ±4.1 pp	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,423 ±386	31.1% ±4.4 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,193 ±250	15.3% ±3.0 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	600 ±213	7.7% ±2.7 pp	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,564 ±313	20.1% ±3.7 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	729 ±199	9.4% ±2.5 pp	17.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 12,372
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	11,306 ±378	91.4% ±3.0 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	500 ±263 · low precision	4.0% ±2.1 pp · low precision	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	235 ±154 · low precision	1.9% ±1.2 pp · low precision	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	234 ±182 · low precision	1.9% ±1.5 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	97 ±63 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

25.5% of Freehold residents (±7.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 86.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Freehold	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	25.5% ±7.2 pp	7.5%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	86.6% ±1.8 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.6% ±1.4 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Freehold . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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