In Freehold, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Freehold is a relatively small borough. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
In terms of college education, Freehold is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.07% of adults in Freehold have a college degree.
The per capita income in Freehold in 2022 was $33,223, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,892 for a family of four. However, Freehold contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Freehold is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Freehold home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Freehold, accounting for 44.98% of the borough’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Freehold residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Freehold include Irish, German, Italian, Polish, and Israeli.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Freehold's cultural character, accounting for 28.39% of the borough’s population.
The most common language spoken in Freehold is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
