Lakewood, NJ Demographic Data
Lakewood, NJ Summary
Lakewood is located in Ocean County in New Jersey
- Population: 51,425
- Area: 7.32 sq. miles
- Land Area: 7.08 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.25 sq. miles
- Population Density: 7,022.39 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 62.34 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lakewood, NJ Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
27,283
50%
50.8
Male
27,396
50%
49.2
Total Population
54,679
323,128,000
Lakewood, NJ Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
9,800
17.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
7,796
14.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
6,478
11.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
5,199
9.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
4,633
8.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
7,830
14.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
5,124
9.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,529
6.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,070
2.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
908
1.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,038
1.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
751
1.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
523
1.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
27,274
49.9%
77.2
Female
13,364
49.0%
51.3
Male
13,910
51.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
24,519
44.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,794
5.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,312
4.2%
15.2
Female
1,351
58.4%
55.8
Male
961
41.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
18
0.0%
0.0
Lakewood, NJ Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
54,403
99.5%
96.8
White
50,207
91.8%
72.6
Black or African American
1,714
3.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
95
0.2%
0.8
Asian
392
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
122
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
31
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
7
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
37
0.1%
0.2
Korean
151
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
44
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,995
3.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
276
0.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
9,167
16.8%
17.8
Mexican
6,444
11.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,113
2.0%
1.7
Cuban
100
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,510
2.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
45,512
83.2%
82.2
Lakewood, NJ Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,349
11.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,708
8.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,617
27.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,435
21.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
753
3.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,567
17.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,344
11.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,057
19.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
16,716
80.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
5,911
28.5%
31.2
Lakewood, NJ Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
11,780
38.5%
33.7%
Now Married
16,621
54.3%
47.5
Divorced
864
2.8%
11.0%
Separated
270
0.9%
2.0
Widowed
1,070
3.5
5.8%
Lakewood, NJ Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
30,554
68.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
14,325
31.9%
21.6%
Spanish
7,708
17.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
4,518
10.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
170
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
1,929
4.3%
1.1%
Lakewood, NJ Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
772
7.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
843
8.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,615
15.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,450
13.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,368
13.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,625
15.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,085
10.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
863
8.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
446
4.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
355
3.4%
6.4
Median household income
40,966
57,617
Per capita income
12,275
31,128
Lakewood, NJ Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,074
6.7%
9.8
Construction
1,522
9.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
6,085
37.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
976
6.1%
6.6
Information
274
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
754
4.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,158
7.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,734
10.8%
11.4
Public administration
138
0.9%
4.6
Retail trade
1,581
9.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
248
1.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
556
3.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,362
8.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
6,080
37.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,222
7.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
4,040
25.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,396
21.1%
18.1%
Lakewood, NJ Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
15,423
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,984
51.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
2,611
16.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
559
3.6%
5.1
Walked
1,726
11.2%
2.7
Other means
1,003
6.5%
1.8
Worked at home
1,540
10.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.0
26.6
Lakewood, NJ Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,415
13.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,188
40.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,957
38.0%
37.1
3 or more
862
8.3%
21.0
Lakewood, NJ Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
10,422
92.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,456
33.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
6,966
66.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
880
7.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
5.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
5.0
0.0%
2.5
Lakewood, NJ Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,302
1 room
151
1.3%
2.4
2 rooms
233
2.1%
2.7
3 rooms
1,252
11.1%
9.1
4 rooms
2,076
18.4%
16.5
5 rooms
1,564
13.8%
19.8
6 rooms
959
8.5%
17.8
7 rooms
1,017
9.0%
12.0
8 rooms
1,005
8.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
3,045
26.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lakewood, NJ Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,302
1-unit, detached
4,721
41.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,703
23.9%
5.9
2-units
717
6.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
343
3.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
585
5.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
747
6.6%
4.4
20 or more units
1,444
12.8%
9.0
Mobile home
13
0.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
29
0.3%
0.1
Lakewood, NJ Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
635
5.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
254
2.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,019
9.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,353
12.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,962
17.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,068
9.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,677
14.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,525
22.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
708
6.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
101
0.9%
1.4%
Lakewood, NJ Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
8,003
76.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
66
0.6%
4.7
Electricity
1,692
16.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
523
5.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
90
0.9%
0.5
No fuel used
48
0.5%
1.1
Lakewood, NJ Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,427
47295100.0
Less than $500
19
0.8%
1.6%
$500 to $999
91
3.7%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
326
13.4%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
389
16.0%
20.1%
$2,500 to $2,999
408
16.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
441
18.2%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
753
31.0%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
530
22.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
203
8.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
208
8.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
234
9.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,226
51.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
26
0.0%
0.0%
Lakewood, NJ Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
6,813
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
76
1.1%
1.9%
Less than $500
370
5.4%
10.7%
$2,000 to $2,499
921
13.5%
4.4%
$500 to $999
1,469
21.6%
41.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,754
25.7%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,223
32.6%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
153
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,303
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
344
5.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
519
7.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
515
7.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
679
10.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
426
6.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
4,262
63.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
221
0.0%
0.0%
Lakewood, NJ Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,456
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
139
4.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
55
1.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
143
4.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
117
3.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
466
13.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,507
43.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
964
27.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
65
1.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
409,300
205,000
