Avon-by-the-Sea vs Lake Como

A side-by-side comparison of Avon-by-the-Sea and Lake Como: population, income, housing, and more.

Avon-by-the-Sea and Lake Como are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Avon-by-the-Sea has the higher population (1,801 vs 1,660 in Lake Como). Avon-by-the-Sea has the higher median household income ($109,113 vs $83,056 in Lake Como). Avon-by-the-Sea has the higher median home value ($1,349,000 vs $614,500 in Lake Como).

Population, income & housing

	Avon-by-the-Sea	Lake Como
Population	1,801	1,660
Median age	55.3 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$109,113	$83,056
Median home value	$1,349,000	$614,500
Median gross rent	$1,891	$1,813
Housing units	1,254	1,146
Homeownership rate	65.7%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	72.1%	51.1%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Avon-by-the-Sea	Lake Como
Population	1,789 → 1,801 (+0.7%)	1,740 → 1,660 (-4.6%)
Median household income	$92,813 → $109,113 (+17.6%)	$95,563 → $83,056 (-13.1%)
Median home value	$884,300 → $1,349,000 (+52.6%)	$441,500 → $614,500 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,484 → $1,891 (+27.4%)	$1,527 → $1,813 (+18.7%)

Avon-by-the-Sea

Population

1,7891,801

Median household income

$92,813$109,113

Median home value

$884,300$1,349,000

Median gross rent

$1,484$1,891

Lake Como

Population

1,7401,660

Median household income

$95,563$83,056

Median home value

$441,500$614,500

Median gross rent

$1,527$1,813

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Avon-by-the-Sea	Lake Como
Under 5	0.3%	2.6%
5 to 17	12.0%	12.4%
18 to 24	6.8%	4.9%
25 to 34	13.9%	23.2%
35 to 44	4.7%	8.7%
45 to 54	11.5%	11.7%
55 to 64	18.9%	16.1%
65 to 74	17.4%	16.8%
75 and over	14.5%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Avon-by-the-Sea	Lake Como
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	76.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	18.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Avon-by-the-Sea	Lake Como
No high school diploma	2.5%	4.1%
High school graduate	12.0%	22.6%
Some college or associate's	13.4%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	44.9%	29.7%
Graduate or professional degree	27.2%	21.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Avon-by-the-Sea	Lake Como
Drove alone	65.7%	75.9%
Carpooled	1.8%	5.4%
Public transit	1.8%	2.2%
Walked	3.8%	1.7%
Bicycle	4.1%	1.0%
Worked from home	20.3%	10.2%
Other means	2.6%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Avon-by-the-Sea	Lake Como
1-unit, detached	68.6%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	5.3%
20 or more units	11.6%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Avon-by-the-Sea	Lake Como
Poverty rate	6.4%	6.7%
Average household size	2.04	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1948	1960