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Freehold borough, NJ vs Howell, NJ

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- Howell is 0% more densely populated than Freehold borough.
- People are 33.8% more likely to be married in Howell.
- The Median Age is 4.2 years older in Howell.
 Freehold borough, NJHowell, NJUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,304329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.538.4
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 Population - 201012,038  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock48,903285,036,114
 Population - 199010,742  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock6.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now8.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock880.293.4
 Land Area1.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Freehold borough, NJHowell, NJUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Freehold borough, NJHowell, NJUnited States
 White38.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.3%12.2%
 Asian2.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Freehold borough, NJHowell, NJUnited States
 Married Population43.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock42.2%50.2%
 Never Married40.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.9%10.8%
 Widowed8.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.922.60
 Households4,311  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock14,07380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,410  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock7.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Freehold Borough    4 Reviews

Freehold New Jersey is a great place to live, but I've recently lost my job and find it impossible to stay here because of the high  More

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Karen's is an old review and is suspect to begin with. It implies that Freehold Borough is somehow less desirable than Freehold Township. Karen is speaking in vague  More

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Over 19 years ago

St. Rose of Lima is a wonderful parish. There is a beautiful historic church dating to the 1800s and a newer modern chapel. St. Rose has a parochial school as well.  More

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Reviews for Howell    4 Reviews

It's a nice place to visit but living here is not that nice! Taxes are outrageous. Schools have a great reputation but they lack education. Superintendent and  More

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Over 14 years ago

Howell has grown into a snobs town. Taxes are extremely high since school super cares more about her salary and teachers' salary. Schools have a decent reputation, but  More

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I was thrilled when I moved here almost 11 years ago. People seemed nice and the place was safe. People are not nice! There was an influx of New Yorkers and along came  More

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