Moving to Farmingdale, New Jersey
Population: 1,587. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,572 (-0.9% change)
Males: 802 (50.5%), Females: 785 (49.5%)
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $48,889
Median house value: $154,100
Population by Race
Races in Farmingdale:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.9%)
- Hispanic (3.8%)
- Other race (2.1%)
- Black (1.1%)
- Asian Indian (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: Italian (19.5%), Irish (19.2%), German (19.2%), English (13.5%), Polish (8.1%), United States (6.1%).
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Farmingdale
- High school or higher: 88.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Farmingdale borough
- Never married: 26.7%
- Now married: 56.9%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 5.0%
- Divorced: 9.5%
5.7% Foreign born (2.0% Asia, 1.9% Latin America, 1.7% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +26 (+1.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Farmingdale:
- CENTRASTATE MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; FREEHOLD, NJ)
- JERSEY SHORE MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; NEPTUNE, NJ)
- KIMBALL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; LAKEWOOD, NJ)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Farmingdale:
- LAKEHURST NAES /MAXFIELD FIELD (about 17 miles; LAKEHURST, NJ; Abbreviation: NEL)
- MC GUIRE AFB (about 32 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: WRI)
- NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 34 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Farmingdale:
- MONMOUTH EXECUTIVE (about 4 miles; BELMAR/FARMINGDALE, NJ; Abbreviation: BLM)
- LAKEWOOD (about 9 miles; LAKEWOOD, NJ; Abbreviation: N12)
- OLD BRIDGE (about 14 miles; OLD BRIDGE, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N6)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Farmingdale:
- BETH MEDRASH GOVOHA (about 9 miles; LAKEWOOD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,823)
- BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; LINCROFT, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,533)
- MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,613)
- OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,651)
- MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; EDISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,739)
- RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (about 28 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 30,649)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 28 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,897)
Schools
Public high school in Farmingdale:
- HOWELL HIGH (Students: 1,777; Location: 405 SQUANKUM-YELLOWBROOK ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Farmingdale:
- HOWELL TWP M S NORTH (Students: 1,316; Location: 501 SQUANKUM-YELLOWBROOK ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- EDITH M GRIEBLING (Students: 477; Location: 130 HAVENS BRIDGE ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
- ARDENA (Students: 368; Location: 355 ADELPHIA ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
- FARMINGDALE ELEMENTARY (Students: 154; Location: ACADEMY STREET; Grades: KG – 08)
Private primary/middle school in Farmingdale:
- PROVIDENCE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 54; Location: 353 WEST FARMS ROAD; Grades: PK – 8)