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Lakewood, NJ

67,764 Population
7.1 square miles 9,571.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

17.1 ±2 Median age
  • about two-fifths of the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 39.9 ±0.1
  • about two-fifths of the figure in New Jersey: 40.4 ±0.2

Economics

$19,475 ±$2,653 Per capita income
  • about one-third of the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $54,000 ±$361
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New Jersey: $52,583 ±$435
$70,483 ±$14,553 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $95,220 ±$777
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Jersey: $99,781 ±$1,061

19.8% ±7.8% (13,081  ±5,374) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 12.8% 2,446,378 (±0.3% / ±48,131)
  • about double the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 886,772 (±0.3% / ±27,839)

21.2 minutes ±1.4 (319,730  ±35,690) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about three-fifths of the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 36.4 302,192,860 (±0.1 / ±1,020,070)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in New Jersey: 31.1 122,290,480 (±0.1 / ±588,758)

Families

13,406 ±1,539 Number of households
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 7,490,498 ±17,819
  • New Jersey: 3,538,457 ±8,891
5 ±0.2 (66,373  ±7,956) Persons per household
  • nearly double the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 2.6 19,090,424 (±0 / ±10,760)
  • nearly double the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 † 9,122,744 (±,157 / ±-555,555,600)

14.7% ±4.7% (2,347  ±800) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 5% 227,692 (±0.2% / ±10,459)
  • more than double the rate in New Jersey: 5.2% 108,771 (±0.3% / ±6,919)

Housing

13,538 ±1,534 Number of housing units
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 8,083,521 ±4,695
  • New Jersey: 3,803,652 ±1,675

$660,100 ±$129,307 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $610,200 ±$2,813
  • about 1.4 times the amount in New Jersey: $461,000 ±$2,830

6.2% ±1.4% (4,063  ±,933.6) Moved since previous year * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 9.5% 1,876,448 (±0.1% / ±18,290.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 10.2% 930,913 (±0.1% / ±12,440.1)

Social

89.2% ±3.2% (22,593  ±1,475.6) High school grad or higher * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about the same as the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 87.4% 12,202,377 (±0.2% / ±31,916.1)
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 90.6% 5,825,262 (±0.3% / ±20,103.2)
32.7% ±2.5% (8,277  ±,776.1) Bachelor's degree or higher * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 42.8% 5,967,580 (±0.2% / ±20,727.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 42.3% 2,715,568 (±0.2% / ±13,324.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

9.2% ±3.2% (6,251  ±2,266) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 30.5% † 5,938,058 (±,867.7% / ±41,847)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 24.2% † 2,250,431 (±1,448.4% / ±28,235)

1.7% ±1.3% (553  ±415) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 2.5% 390,581 (±0.1% / ±9,777)
  • about half the rate in New Jersey: 3.6% 258,485 (±0.1% / ±8,678)
553 Total veterans ±415 553 Male ±415 N/A Female ±225

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