YorketownNJ
7,261 people live in this town in New Jersey.
Is Yorketown a good place to live?
Yorketown’s typical rent is $2,729 a month, above both New Jersey’s towns ($1,778 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Among 469 New Jersey towns, just 4 have a higher average trip to work than Yorketown. We don’t grade Yorketown yet; the figures below are still real.
98% of working residents leave Yorketown for work
Where Yorketown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Yorketown.
Yorketown faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 80% of U.S. communities. Yorketown has had 35 paid flood insurance claims since 1980. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 54% come from inland flooding and 27% from strong winds.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Yorketown’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.2 jobs for each of them
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Yorketown rose by 202, to 708. Most working residents leave Yorketown for work: only 2% work in town. For Yorketown, the typical household income is $174,000. The top destinations are New York (10%), Manalapan Township (8%) and Marlboro Township (7%).
| Yorketown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $174,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 19% | 16% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Yorketown
July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Yorketown is
For adults in Yorketown, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 15%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Yorketown beats New Jersey on 16 and trails on 1.
| Yorketown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 25% |
| What stands out | Yorketown | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.7% | 14.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.1% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.5% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More children than New Jersey overall
Yorketown: just over a quarter of residents are under 18. Children under 18 are just over a quarter of residents (22% statewide). Four-year graduates: 50% of adults 25 and older here, 44% across New Jersey. The age of the median resident locally is 38.2 years.
| Yorketown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 50% | 45% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 38.2 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Yorketown | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.1% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.2% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.4% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.7% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.4% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.7% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.5% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.2% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.1% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18.8% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.1% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.4% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.6% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
More of Yorketown’s households own their home than in the typical New Jersey or U.S. town
Homes sold in Yorketown spent a median 18 days on the market. The median sale price was $745,000 in September 2026. Also worth knowing: in Yorketown, 64% of sales closed above the list price.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Yorketown
Madison Square Garden and 463 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Yorketown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw38 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw26 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw37 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw38 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Yorketown: who provides what
Yorketown is unincorporated, so Monmouth County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Yorketown
About 5 of every 100 Yorketown residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
About Yorketown
Populated place in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US
Yorketown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) within Manalapan Township, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 6,617.
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- Area
- 2.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 95 ft
Yorketown’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Yorketown.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorketown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Englishtown | — | — | D− | A− | A− | A− |
Englishtown has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Yorketown isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Yorketown with a neighbor →
Questions about Yorketown
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