Forked River, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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23%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

30%

Household income NAT. AVG.

47%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Forked River	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$55,180	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$105,891	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$105,967	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$91,880	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$75,496	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$53,344	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.6%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.0%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Forked River is 23% higher than the national average
The median household income in Forked River is 30% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Forked River is 47% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Forked River is 41% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$70,586 $105,891 $211,782

City

$72,602 $108,915 $217,830

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Forked River median earnings by income bracket

Forked River employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	23.2%	23.2%
Manufacturing sector	6.9%	6.9%
Financial & insurance services	3.2%	3.2%
Wholesale & retail services	15.2%	15.2%
Public administration	0.8%	0.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.6%	8.6%
Education, health & social services	10.6%	10.6%
Other	31.1%	31.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pine Beach, NJ	2,452	$148,047	82.0%
Harvey Cedars, NJ	461	$146,090	79.6%
Beach Haven West, NJ	4,476	$144,290	77.4%
Ocean Acres, NJ	17,774	$141,113	73.5%
Surf City, NJ	1,305	$140,782	73.1%
Forked River, NJ	5,184	$105,891	30.2%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Olyphant, PA	5,183	$72,310	11.1%
Annville, PA	5,181	$85,798	5.5%
East Port Orchard, WA	5,187	$89,303	9.8%
Timber Pines, FL	5,180	$70,249	13.6%
Kings, Subd. D, NS	5,188	n/a
Forked River, NJ	5,184	$105,891	30.2%

Source: The Forked River, NJ employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.