Tinton Falls vs West Freehold

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

Tinton Falls 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.

Tinton Falls has the higher population (19,252 vs 14,233 in West Freehold). West Freehold has the higher median household income ($120,570 vs $113,844 in Tinton Falls). West Freehold has the higher median home value ($507,600 vs $458,300 in Tinton Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Tinton Falls	West Freehold
Population	19,252	14,233
Median age	47.1 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$113,844	$120,570
Median home value	$458,300	$507,600
Median gross rent	$2,103	$2,107
Housing units	9,095	5,485
Homeownership rate	81.4%	86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.6%	53.5%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Tinton Falls	West Freehold
Population	17,632 → 19,252 (+9.2%)	13,680 → 14,233 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$87,157 → $113,844 (+30.6%)	$116,413 → $120,570 (+3.6%)
Median home value	$354,300 → $458,300 (+29.4%)	$415,000 → $507,600 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,895 → $2,103 (+11.0%)	$1,741 → $2,107 (+21.0%)

Tinton Falls

Population

17,63219,252

Median household income

$87,157$113,844

Median home value

$354,300$458,300

Median gross rent

$1,895$2,103

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)

	Tinton Falls	West Freehold
Under 5	3.8%	2.6%
5 to 17	13.9%	22.5%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.0%
25 to 34	7.9%	8.2%
35 to 44	13.6%	16.7%
45 to 54	11.9%	15.1%
55 to 64	15.2%	13.4%
65 to 74	12.2%	6.3%
75 and over	13.3%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Tinton Falls	West Freehold
White (non-Hispanic)	74.5%	75.1%
Black or African American	5.9%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.5%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.6%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.3%	16.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Tinton Falls	West Freehold
No high school diploma	2.5%	6.5%
High school graduate	20.0%	17.9%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	33.0%	34.1%
Graduate or professional degree	20.6%	19.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Tinton Falls	West Freehold
Drove alone	69.7%	64.8%
Carpooled	6.0%	5.0%
Public transit	5.8%	4.1%
Walked	1.2%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	16.5%	23.9%
Other means	0.9%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Tinton Falls	West Freehold
1-unit, detached	45.3%	61.7%
1-unit, attached	22.6%	21.4%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	11.3%
20 or more units	20.9%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Tinton Falls	West Freehold
Poverty rate	8.6%	4.2%
Average household size	2.16	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	32	30
Median year structure built	1992	1978