Forked River first appeared as an unincorporated community in the
1970 U.S. census 96.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 3.4% lived in rural areas. There were 2,097 households in Forked River, of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 53.2% were married-couple households, 18.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,927 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were
married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.98. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $55,433, and the median income for a family was $59,830. Males had a median income of $46,179 versus $30,987 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $25,696. About 6.3% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==