Freehold is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 12,497 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Freehold is the 155th largest community in New Jersey.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Freehold is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Freehold is a borough of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Freehold who work in maintenance occupations (9.80%), food service (9.07%), and office and administrative support (8.47%). A relatively large number of people in Freehold telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.19% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Despite being a small borough, Freehold has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.The overall education level of Freehold citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.07% of adults in Freehold have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. 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.
