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Lakewood, NJ
Demographic Data




Lakewood Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Lakewood Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

69,398

Age

Under 5 Years:
17.4%
5 - 17:
34.3%
18 - 24:
11.2%
25 - 34:
11.9%
35 - 54:
16.3%
55 - 64:
3.6%
Over 65 Years:
5.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
8.6%
8.6%
89.6%
89.6%
31.3%
31.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Lakewood
USA
$17,984
$17,984
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Lakewood
USA
$57,576
$57,576
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

29.3%

Employment Industries

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Education
Healthcare
Retail
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Construction
Accommodation
Finance
Administration
Manufacturing
Other
Real estate
Transportation
Wholesale
25.6%
25.6%
14.8%
14.8%
10.6%
10.6%
7.8%
7.8%
7.7%
7.7%
4.8%
4.8%
4.6%
4.6%
4.2%
4.2%
4.1%
4.1%
3.6%
3.6%
3.3%
3.3%
3.2%
3.2%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
82.3%
82.3%
13.9%
13.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.5%
1.5%
0.7%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Polish
European
Hungarian
Russian
German
Eastern European
Lithuanian
Czech
Italian
Austrian
Romanian
Ukrainian
English
Irish
Israeli
Syrian
Canadian
Other Arab
Jamaican
Slovak
6.7%
6.7%
4.6%
4.6%
3.6%
3.6%
2.7%
2.7%
2.0%
2.0%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
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0.7%
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0.7%
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0.6%
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0.6%
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0.5%
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0.5%
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0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
German/Yiddish
Slavic languages
Polish
French
African languages
Langs. of India
Russian
Other Indo-European
Arabic
Hungarian
Tagalog
Japanese
Urdu
Persian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
72.5%
72.5%
11.3%
11.3%
5.9%
5.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Lakewood Residents

9.3%


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