About Leisure Village East

Leisure Village East is a very small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 4,597 people and just one neighborhood, Leisure Village East is the 350th largest community in New Jersey.

Leisure Village East is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.00% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Leisure Village East is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Leisure Village East who work in office and administrative support jobs (24.18%), sales jobs (20.75%), and management occupations (8.21%).

Seniors make up 74.83% of Leisure Village East's population, making it a popular place to retire. Because of the prominence of the retirement community, Leisure Village East is good place for those over 65 to settle, as they will find many opportunities for socializing, as well as having access to many services oriented toward seniors.

One downside of living in Leisure Village East is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Leisure Village East, the average commute to work is 34.55 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Leisure Village East is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Leisure Village East isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.68% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Leisure Village East doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Leisure Village East Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Leisure Village East is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 21.40% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Leisure Village East in 2000 was $28,879, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,516 for a family of four.

The people who call Leisure Village East home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Leisure Village East is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Leisure Village East include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, English, and Russian.

The most common language spoken in Leisure Village East is English. Some people also speak Italian.