About Spring Lake

Spring Lake is a very small coastal borough (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 3,567 people and just one neighborhood, Spring Lake is the 397th largest community in New Jersey. Much of the housing stock in Spring Lake was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Spring Lake is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 92.89% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Spring Lake is a borough of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Spring Lake who work in management occupations (22.24%), sales jobs (20.13%), and office and administrative support jobs (9.50%).

In addition, Spring Lake is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

The borough is also nautical, which means that parts of Spring Lake are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. This is certainly the case with Spring Lake, which has a vibrant tourist economy.

In Spring Lake, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.28 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small borough, Spring Lake doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Spring Lake Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Spring Lake is a pretty powerful place. 59.46% of the adults in Spring Lake have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Spring Lake in 2000 was $59,445, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $237,780 for a family of four. However, Spring Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Spring Lake home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Spring Lake is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Spring Lake include Irish, Italian, German, Polish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Spring Lake is English.