Red Bank vs West Freehold

A side-by-side comparison of Red Bank and West Freehold: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Freehold has the higher population (14,233 vs 12,864 in Red Bank). West Freehold has the higher median household income ($120,570 vs $101,738 in Red Bank). West Freehold has the higher median home value ($507,600 vs $477,000 in Red Bank).

Population, income & housing

	Red Bank	West Freehold
Population	12,864	14,233
Median age	39.7 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$101,738	$120,570
Median home value	$477,000	$507,600
Median gross rent	$1,985	$2,107
Housing units	6,184	5,485
Homeownership rate	50.1%	86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.0%	53.5%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Red Bank	West Freehold
Population	12,072 → 12,864 (+6.6%)	13,680 → 14,233 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$74,181 → $101,738 (+37.1%)	$116,413 → $120,570 (+3.6%)
Median home value	$404,400 → $477,000 (+18.0%)	$415,000 → $507,600 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,578 → $1,985 (+25.8%)	$1,741 → $2,107 (+21.0%)

Red Bank

Population

12,07212,864

Median household income

$74,181$101,738

Median home value

$404,400$477,000

Median gross rent

$1,578$1,985

West Freehold

Population

13,68014,233

Median household income

$116,413$120,570

Median home value

$415,000$507,600

Median gross rent

$1,741$2,107

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Red Bank	West Freehold
Under 5	4.7%	2.6%
5 to 17	16.4%	22.5%
18 to 24	4.5%	7.0%
25 to 34	15.4%	8.2%
35 to 44	15.6%	16.7%
45 to 54	9.7%	15.1%
55 to 64	12.6%	13.4%
65 to 74	12.3%	6.3%
75 and over	8.8%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Red Bank	West Freehold
White (non-Hispanic)	58.3%	75.1%
Black or African American	6.7%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	31.0%	16.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Red Bank	West Freehold
No high school diploma	11.7%	6.5%
High school graduate	19.3%	17.9%
Some college or associate's	17.0%	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	28.7%	34.1%
Graduate or professional degree	23.3%	19.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Red Bank	West Freehold
Drove alone	64.3%	64.8%
Carpooled	6.7%	5.0%
Public transit	4.8%	4.1%
Walked	5.2%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	13.5%	23.9%
Other means	5.5%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Red Bank	West Freehold
1-unit, detached	42.3%	61.7%
1-unit, attached	8.7%	21.4%
2 to 4 units	14.5%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	11.3%
20 or more units	22.7%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Red Bank	West Freehold
Poverty rate	8.9%	4.2%
Average household size	2.15	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	31	30
Median year structure built	1955	1978