Freehold, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

6%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Freehold	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$43,208	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$88,621	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$138,554	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$56,885	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$42,718	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$39,805	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.2%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	16.2%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Freehold is 4% lower than the national average
The median household income in Freehold is 9% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Freehold is 6% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Freehold is 8% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$59,074 $88,621 $177,242

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Freehold median earnings by income bracket

Freehold employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.2%	12.2%
Manufacturing sector	7.0%	7.0%
Financial & insurance services	1.0%	1.0%
Wholesale & retail services	13.9%	13.9%
Public administration	3.0%	3.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.2%	9.2%
Education, health & social services	9.1%	9.1%
Other	44.3%	44.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cranbury, NJ	2,281	$316,184	288.8%
Little Silver, NJ	6,005	$296,646	264.7%
Fair Haven, NJ	6,065	$270,969	233.2%
Robertsville, NJ	12,178	$256,738	215.7%
Sea Girt, NJ	1,762	$247,969	204.9%
Freehold, NJ	12,020	$88,621	9.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kings, Subd. B, NS	12,020	n/a
Evanston, WY	12,021	$92,307	13.5%
Rawdon, QC	12,021	n/a
Adjala-Tosorontio, ON	12,021	n/a
Okmulgee, OK	12,018	$47,649	41.4%
Freehold, NJ	12,020	$88,621	9.0%

Source: The Freehold, 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.