Health · Berkeley

Berkeley, NJ health

Berkeley differs from New Jersey on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.1% vs 12.3%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (11.1% vs 14.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (7.5% vs 5.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 08721, 08757, 08752, 08759

Report card

How Berkeley compares with New Jersey

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Berkeley adults…

37 of every 100 Berkeley adults have high blood pressure

New Jersey: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.2–40.2%

Bars show Berkeley; the black tick is New Jersey. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Berkeley, betterBerkeley, worseToo close to callNew Jersey

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.6% Berkeley
NJ 24.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.1% Berkeley
NJ 37.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.6% Berkeley
NJ 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.3% Berkeley
NJ 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Berkeley adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks New Jersey.

Yearly checkup

NJ 78%

Dentist visit

NJ 66%

Cholesterol check

NJ 89%

Colon screening

NJ 63%

Mammogram

NJ 76%

Taking BP meds

NJ 77%

1 in 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Berkeley 9.1% · New Jersey 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Berkeley adults are doing

1 in 3Berkeley adults feel lonely

29% · New Jersey 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Berkeley adults have been diagnosed with depression

15.6% · New Jersey 15.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Berkeley adults lack social or emotional support

21.8% · New Jersey 24% · too close to call

1 in 7Berkeley adults are in frequent mental distress

14.3% · New Jersey 14.7% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 9

Berkeley adults worry about having enough food

11.1% · NJ 14.3% · better

1 in 11

Berkeley adults worry about keeping their housing

9.1% · NJ 12.3% · better

1 in 18

Berkeley adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.5% · NJ 7% · better

1 in 16

Berkeley adults lack reliable transportation

6.2% · NJ 7.4% · better

6.7% of Berkeley adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.4% across New Jersey.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.5%

of Berkeley adults live with a disability (New Jersey 24.8%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.3%

Thinking or memory11.5%

Hearing8.1%

Errands alone7.5%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

Black tick: New Jersey. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Berkeley

Berkeley and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

25.1%35.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#13 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Pine Beach27.2%

Island Heights27.4%

Seaside Park27.9%

Ocean28%

Toms River28.8%

Lacey28.9%

Berkeley29.5%

Beachwood29.7%

South Toms River32.1%

Seaside Heights35.3%

Care nearby

Community Medical CenterToms River · 3.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Monmouth Medical Center-Southern CampusLakewood · 11.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Ocean Medical CenterBrick · 11.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Southern Ocean Medical CenterManahawkin · 14.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Ohi - Toms RiverToms River · 3.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Belz With AddressLakewood · 9.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

✓ Primary careBerkeley is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careBerkeley is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthBerkeley is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Berkeley. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Berkeley

Measure	Berkeley	Margin	New Jersey
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.2%	34.2–40.2%	32.8%	worse
High cholesterol	44.8%	41.6–48%	39.3%	worse
Obesity	29.5%	25.6–33.7%	28.9%	about the same
Arthritis	32.5%	29.8–35.2%	22.2%	worse
Depression	15.6%	13.6–17.8%	15.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.8%	8.8–13.2%	9.6%	about the same
Asthma	9.3%	8.3–10.4%	8.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11%	10.1–12%	7.5%	worse
Diabetes	12.2%	10.8–13.8%	10.9%	about the same
COPD	7.5%	6.6–8.3%	5.1%	worse
Heart disease	7.8%	7–8.6%	5.6%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.7–4.4%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.3%	11.6–15.2%	10.9%	worse
Binge drink	13.6%	11.7–15.8%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.6%	23.5–29.8%	24.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.1%	31–39.5%	37.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.4%	76.8–81.8%	78%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.9%	65–70.8%	65.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	90.6%	89.4–91.8%	89.1%	better
Colon screening	67%	62.8–71.1%	63.4%	about the same
Mammogram	76.7%	70.6–82.1%	75.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.4%	79–83.7%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	9.1%	7.7–10.4%	11.3%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29%	25.6–32.4%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.8%	19.1–24.5%	24%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.3%	12.9–16%	14.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.8%	15.8–19.9%	17.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.5%	13.1–16.2%	12.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.1%	9.5–12.9%	14.3%	better
Housing insecurity	9.1%	7.8–10.4%	12.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.5%	4.8–6.4%	7%	better
No reliable transportation	6.2%	5.4–7%	7.4%	better
Receive SNAP	6.7%	5.6–7.9%	8.4%
Disability
Any disability	28.5%	25.6–31.5%	24.8%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.3%	12.7–16.1%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	11.5%	10.3–12.9%	11.5%
Hearing	8.1%	7.2–8.9%	5.7%
Vision	4.8%	4.4–5.3%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.4–4.2%	3.3%
Errands alone	7.5%	6.7–8.4%	6.6%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Berkeley door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the New Jersey figure falls inside it, we don't call Berkeley better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Berkeley by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Berkeley by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The New Jersey figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.