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Population (year 2000): 4,914
Males: 2,426 (49.4%), Females: 2,488 (50.6%)
Ocean County
Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $55,433 (year 2000)
Median house value: $132,100 (year 2000)
Races in Forked River:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
- Hispanic (3.4%)
- Other race (0.8%)
- Black (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: Italian (31.9%), Irish (22.3%),
German (19.8%), Polish (10.5%), English (9.0%), United States
(3.8%).
Elevation: 13 feet
Land area: 2.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Forked River
- High school or higher: 83.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 35.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Forked River CDP
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 64.5%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 7.7%
1.4% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Forked River:
- SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles;
MANAHAWKIN, NJ)
- COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; TOMS
RIVER, NJ)
- HEALTHSOUTH GARDEN STATE REHAB HOSP (about 11 miles;
TOMS RIVER, NJ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Forked River:
- LAKEHURST NAES /MAXFIELD FIELD (about 19 miles;
LAKEHURST, NJ; ID: NEL)
- MC GUIRE AFB (about 31 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; ID:
WRI)
- ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL (about 38 miles;
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; ID: ACY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Forked River:
- ROBERT J. MILLER AIR PARK (about 10 miles; TOMS
RIVER, NJ; ID: MJX)
- EAGLES NEST (about 15 miles; WEST CREEK, NJ; ID:
31E)
- LAKEWOOD (about 17 miles; LAKEWOOD, NJ; ID: N12)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Forked River:
- OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; TOMS RIVER,
NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,651)
- BETH MEDRASH GOVOHA (about 18 miles; LAKEWOOD, NJ;
FT enrollment: 2,823)
- MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; WEST LONG
BRANCH, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,613)
- BURLINGTON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 35 miles;
PEMBERTON, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,751)
- THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 35
miles; POMONA, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,526)
- BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles;
LINCROFT, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,533)
- MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles;
West Windsor, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,445)
Public primary/middle schools in Forked River:
- LACEY TWP MIDDLE (Students: 852; Location:
660 DENTON AVENUE; Grades: 07 - 08)
- FORKED RIVER ELEM (Students: 570; Location:
110 LACEY ROAD; Grades: KG - 04)
Private primary/middle school in Forked River:
- THE EDUCATION ACADEMY (Students: 25;
Location: 15 MANCHESTER AVE; Grades: 1 - 8)
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