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Lakewood, NJ

70,271 Population
7.1 square miles 9,926 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

19.5 ±2.9 Median age
  • about half the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 39.6 ±0.1
  • about half the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about half the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$22,951 ±$3,939 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $55,724 ±$410
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New Jersey: $53,818 ±$373
  • about half the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$63,997 ±$18,432 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $99,852 ±$781
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New Jersey: $104,294 ±$997
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

21.4% ±8.5% (14,680  ±6,117) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 12.5% 2,457,925 (±0.3% / ±48,416)
  • more than double the rate in New Jersey: 9.2% 859,029 (±0.3% / ±29,158)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

20.8 minutes ±1.5 (308,525  ±34,802) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-fifths of the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 35.6 281,580,540 (±0.1 / ±916,581)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in New Jersey: 30.5 116,289,230 (±0.1 / ±571,910)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

14,617 ±1,760 Number of households
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 7,486,828 ±18,178
  • New Jersey: 3,543,944 ±7,728
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
4.7 ±0.2 (68,751  ±8,842) Persons per household
  • nearly double the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 2.6 19,506,840 (±0 / ±6,880)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,334,098
  • nearly double the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

26.2% ±7% (3,815  ±1,168) 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: 4.7% 223,867 (±0.2% / ±9,782)
  • more than double the rate in New Jersey: 5.4% 117,595 (±0.3% / ±6,859)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

15,755 ±1,755 Number of housing units
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 8,129,556 ±3,255
  • New Jersey: 3,816,432 ±2,877
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$851,300 ±$153,122 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $648,800 ±$2,533
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in New Jersey: $496,000 ±$2,982
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

4.5% ±2.3% (2,933  ±1,540.9) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 8.6% 1,701,255 (±0.2% / ±37,632.7)
  • about half the rate in New Jersey: 8.8% 825,588 (±0.3% / ±26,043.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.3% ±2.5% (23,371  ±1,452) High school grad or higher * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 87.6% 12,241,344 (±0.2% / ±31,374.8)
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,915,947 (±0.3% / ±19,889.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
31.9% ±2.4% (8,354  ±774.5) Bachelor's degree or higher * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 44.2% 6,168,034 (±0.2% / ±20,817.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 43.6% 2,845,933 (±0.2% / ±12,951.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

6.9% ±2.9% (4,867  ±2,126) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 30.8% 6,143,359
  • about one-quarter of the rate in New Jersey: 25% 2,376,424
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

1.4% ±0.6% (478  ±206) Population with veteran status * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about half the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 2.6% 411,464 (±0% / ±5,611)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 3.7% 273,031 (±0.1% / ±4,211)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
478 Total veterans * ACS 2024 5-year data ±206 418 Male * ACS 2024 5-year data ±208 60 Female * ACS 2024 5-year data ±55

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