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Forked River, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Forked River is a Census CDP of 5,196 people across 2.74 square miles of land, in Ocean County. Median household income is $91,493, 92.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 42 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $12.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Forked River
What Forked River is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.74 sq mi
- Water area0.74 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,900
- County holding the largest share of its areaOcean County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Forked River
- Population5,196
- Median age49.9
- Population under 181,036 plus or minus 351
- Share under 1819.9 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over1,315
- Share 65 and over25.3 percent
- Households2,172
- Family households1,322
- Share of households that are families60.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Forked River
- Median household income$91,493 plus or minus $18,654
- Per capita income$47,532
- Civilian labor force2,688
- Employed2,468
- Unemployed220 plus or minus 111
- Unemployment rate8.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over3,798
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.0 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Forked River
- Housing units2,787
- Occupied units2,172
- Vacant units615 plus or minus 164
- Vacancy rate22.1 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Owner occupied2,002
- Renter occupied170 plus or minus 107
- Ownership rate92.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$437,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,170
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.5 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Single family units2,778
- Share single family99.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more9 plus or minus 24
- Share in buildings of two or more0.3 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Forked River gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,960 plus or minus 426
- Commuting under 15 minutes330 plus or minus 149
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.8 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more794 plus or minus 233
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.5 percent
- Drove alone74.2 percent
- Carpooled4.6 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.1 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Worked from home17.8 percent plus or minus 5.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Forked River (7(a))
- Approvals42
- Gross approval$12,575,400
- Average approval$299,414
- Median approval$112,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$923,850
- Largest approval$1,785,000
- Jobs supported242
- Jobs per approval5.8
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Paid in full9
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more31.0 percent
- Share to franchises2.4 percent
- Distinct lenders15
- Distinct industries by NAICS25
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forked River, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 10 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Ocean County, not Forked River
Ocean County context, not Forked River figures
- Establishments in Ocean County15,020
- Covered employment, Ocean County189,912
- Average annual pay, Ocean County$57,452
- Housing units permitted, Ocean County3,706
Every figure in this section is published for Ocean County as a whole and is not a measurement of Forked River.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Forked River questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Forked River, New Jersey?
5,196, in 2,172 households. Forked River CDP covers 2.74 square miles of land, which is 1,900 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Forked River in?
Ocean County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Forked River?
$91,493. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $437,000. Median gross rent is $2,170 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Forked River businesses?
42 7(a) approvals totaling $12.6 m since FY2020, across 15 lenders, median approval $112,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forked River, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Forked River borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Forked River. Only 10 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Forked River figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ocean County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Forked River.
Is zoning published for Forked River?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.