Brielle vs East Freehold

A side-by-side comparison of Brielle and East Freehold: population, income, housing, and more.

Brielle and East Freehold are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Freehold has the higher population (5,381 vs 4,960 in Brielle). East Freehold has the higher median household income ($195,804 vs $167,754 in Brielle). Brielle has the higher median home value ($815,100 vs $626,800 in East Freehold).

Population, income & housing

	Brielle	East Freehold
Population	4,960	5,381
Median age	45.9 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$167,754	$195,804
Median home value	$815,100	$626,800
Median gross rent	$2,655	$1,828
Housing units	2,093	1,685
Homeownership rate	92.1%	88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.9%	64.4%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brielle	East Freehold
Population	4,697 → 4,960 (+5.6%)	4,880 → 5,381 (+10.3%)
Median household income	$140,352 → $167,754 (+19.5%)	$128,355 → $195,804 (+52.5%)
Median home value	$640,000 → $815,100 (+27.4%)	$476,700 → $626,800 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$2,205 → $2,655 (+20.4%)	$1,681 → $1,828 (+8.7%)

Brielle

Population

4,6974,960

Median household income

$140,352$167,754

Median home value

$640,000$815,100

Median gross rent

$2,205$2,655

East Freehold

Population

4,8805,381

Median household income

$128,355$195,804

Median home value

$476,700$626,800

Median gross rent

$1,681$1,828

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brielle	East Freehold
Under 5	4.8%	6.6%
5 to 17	19.1%	19.0%
18 to 24	8.1%	9.4%
25 to 34	6.5%	11.7%
35 to 44	10.0%	8.3%
45 to 54	12.0%	16.2%
55 to 64	17.8%	18.7%
65 to 74	14.6%	4.2%
75 and over	7.0%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brielle	East Freehold
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	80.6%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	5.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brielle	East Freehold
No high school diploma	3.4%	5.1%
High school graduate	11.8%	13.2%
Some college or associate's	19.9%	17.2%
Bachelor's degree	39.8%	39.9%
Graduate or professional degree	25.1%	24.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brielle	East Freehold
Drove alone	71.9%	66.7%
Carpooled	4.9%	10.0%
Public transit	0.9%	2.2%
Walked	1.9%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	20.4%	19.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brielle	East Freehold
1-unit, detached	78.9%	90.9%
1-unit, attached	9.9%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Brielle	East Freehold
Poverty rate	1.4%	10.1%
Average household size	2.63	3.19
Mean commute (minutes)	29	36
Median year structure built	1963	1979