ZIP 08731 · Forked River
Who lives in ZIP code 08731 (Forked River, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Forked River, NJ · Ocean County
uszips 2026
People21,629
Median age47.2
Household income$98,582
Home value$404,837
Median rent$2,070/mo
Poverty6.2%
College degree+33.8%
Commute33 min
Place
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Metro division
- Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 107 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,656
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.9% are 65 or older; 83.2% are adults.
Household income
49.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $45,917.
Education (adults 25+)
43.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
15.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.7%
- Never married
- 29.4%
- Divorced
- 10.1%
- Widowed
- 7.7%
- Family size
- 2.90
- Dual-income families
- 52.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.6%
- Rent burden
- 40.3%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.9%
- Unemployment
- 6.2%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 4.7%
- With a disability
- 13.3%
- No health insurance
- 2.5%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.