Humidity & wind
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Population
69,585
US Census ACS 2024 5-year average
Median home value
$715,500
Owner-occupied units
Lakewood, NJ
New Jersey · 40.094° N, 74.211° W · 7 sq mi
Lakewood is a city in New Jersey, with a population of 69,585 and about 9,830 residents per square mile. The median household earns $56,968 a year, and the median home is worth $715,500.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
7 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
9,830
People per square mile
Rank by population
#596
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#858
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$56,968
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,718
Per month
Homeownership
39.1%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
20.8 min
One way
People
Median age
17.5
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
31.9%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
8.5%
Households
14,036
4.85 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 41%
Professional & business services 11.2%
Retail trade 10%
Finance, insurance & real estate 7.3%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of New Jersey
State bird
Eastern Goldfinch
State flower
Common Violet
State capital
Trenton
Nickname
The Garden State
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Cities near Lakewood
- Toms River, NJ7 mi · 94,956
- New Brunswick, NJ30 mi · 57,133
- Perth Amboy, NJ30 mi · 56,739
- Trenton, NJ31 mi · 91,506
- Levittown, PA34 mi · 50,926
- Plainfield, NJ38 mi · 57,141
- Elizabeth, NJ40 mi · 141,675
- Bayonne, NJ40 mi · 74,744
Cities about the same size
- Weston, FL69,588
- Yuba City, CA69,485
- Schenectady, NY69,471
- Casa Grande, AZ69,753
- Bethesda, MD69,397
- Delray Beach, FL69,809
- Greenwood, IN69,349
- Jackson, TN69,339
More in New Jersey
- Newark323,808
- Jersey City302,013
- Paterson161,793
- Clifton91,127
- East Orange72,159
- Camden71,430
- Passaic71,337
- Union City66,656
Wealthiest person in New Jersey
Name
John Overdeck
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$7.4B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Millburn
Source of wealth
Hedge funds
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in New Jersey · private sector
Employer
RWJBarnabas Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in New Jersey
Company
Johnson & Johnson
Revenue
$88.8B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
New Brunswick
Ticker
JNJ
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.