What is the population of Lakewood, New Jersey?

The population of Lakewood, New Jersey is 60,626.

What is the median household income in Lakewood, New Jersey?

The median household income in Lakewood, New Jersey is $58,039, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Lakewood, New Jersey is $537,836, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Lakewood, New Jersey is 6.9%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income D

Education C

Metric	Lakewood	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Population	60,626	9,029,857	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	8277.2	1036.4	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	3.45%	0.55%	0.57%
Median age	15.4	40.2	37.1
Households	13,214	3,476,039	128,459,983

Year	Lakewood

Group	Share

Lakewood has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Lakewood	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$58,039	$101,200	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.50%	4.63%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	6.1%	5.2%

Metric	Lakewood	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$537,836	$359,215	$242,182
Median rent	$1,609	$1,653	$1,342
Homeownership rate	35.8%	63.7%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 09:00 AM – 09:59 AM , followed by 08:30 AM – 08:59 AM .

Metric	Lakewood	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	16.4	26.6	22.5
Work from home	15.6%	15.0%	13.4%

Lakewood has a education index of C, which means it is somewhat educated.

Metric	Lakewood	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	39.6%	31.6%
Average household size	4.96	2.61	2.54

Lakewood has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Lakewood	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	77.9	79.4	78.3
Self-rated poor health	15.8%	12.9%	16.3%
Smokers	20.8%	14.2%	19.0%