Monmouth Battlefield State Park, Turkey Swamp Park, and Michael J. Tighe Park (formerly known as Liberty Oak Park) are all located within the township and provide assorted recreational opportunities. The southernmost segment of the Henry Hudson Trail also starts in the township and is used by walkers, runners, and bicyclists. There are also other smaller parks such as  Wynnefield Park and Sargent Park.

Elementary school age children will attend Marshall Errickson Elementary School. Middle school age children (grade 6-8) will attend Eisenhower Middle School. High school children will attend the Freehold Regional High School District. The Freehold Regional High School District consists of 6 high schools - Manalapan, Marlboro, Freehold, Freehold Township, Howell and Colts Neck. Children usually attend the closest high school -  most children will attend Freehold Township High School.

Each of the six high schools has a specialized Learning Centers for students who are highly motivated and talented. All students from the region are eligible for enrollment, admission is competitive. The curriculums at the Specialized Learning Centers are:

       Marlboro - business administration

       Howell  - humanities, fine and performing arts academy

       Freehold Township - global issues, animal and botanical sciences academy

       Freehold - medical sciences, culinary arts/hospitality management academy and a computer science academy

      Manalapan - science and engineering, automotive technology and law enforcement and public safety academies

      Colts Neck - law and public service, a Navy JROTC character and leadership development academy

At all of the high schools, SAT scores consistently exceed state and national averages, and more than 87 percent of the district's students pursue higher education.

There are also 3 county high schools, MAST, which specializes in marine studies, the High Technology High School and the new Biotechnology High School. These schools are for any residents of Monmouth County who excel and qualify..  

As of the census of 2000, there were 31,537 people, 10,814 households, and 8,283 families residing in the township. The population density was 316.7per sq mile. There were 11,032 housing units at an average density of 110.8 per sq mile. The racial makeup of the township was 87.09% White, 5.12% African American, 0.14% Native American, 5.15% Asian,  1.21% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.19% of the population.

There were 10,814 households out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the township the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $77,185, and the median income for a family was $89,845. Males had a median income of $62,545 versus $36,668 for females. The per capita income for the township was $31,505. About 2.8% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.