For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females, the population had 102.2 males. Ģ0.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 31.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.00.

Of all households, 24.2% were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Of the 2,077 households, 25.7% had children under the age of 18 55.7% were married couples living together 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 31.2% were non-families. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.64% (348) of the population.

There were 2,610 housing units at an average density of 958.6 per square mile (370.1/km 2). The population density was 1,926.1 per square mile (743.7/km 2). The 2010 United States census counted 5,244 people, 2,077 households, and 1,429 families in the CDP. The community of Lanoka Harbor is directly north of Forked River, Bamber Lake is to the west, Barnegat is to the southwest, and Waretown is to the south.įorked River is also the name of a nearby river that empties into Barnegat Bay.ĭemographics Historical population Census Pronouncing the first word with one syllable ( / f ɔːr k t/) is a sign of a new resident or outsider. The first word is pronounced by locals with two syllables ( / ˈ f ɔːr k ɪ d/). Many Ocean County residents commonly refer to all of Lacey Township as Forked River. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 5,274, an increase of 30 (+0.6%) from the 5,244 enumerated at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 330 (+6.7%) from the 4.914 counted in the 2000 census. Forked River ( / ˈ f ɔːr k ɪ d/ ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Lacey Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S.

Forked river rest stop