Barnegat vs Lakehurst

A side-by-side comparison of Barnegat and Lakehurst: population, income, housing, and more.

Barnegat and Lakehurst are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Barnegat has the higher population (3,367 vs 2,666 in Lakehurst). Barnegat has the higher median household income ($105,091 vs $80,458 in Lakehurst). Barnegat has the higher median home value ($398,900 vs $225,800 in Lakehurst).

Population, income & housing

	Barnegat	Lakehurst
Population	3,367	2,666
Median age	43.1 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$105,091	$80,458
Median home value	$398,900	$225,800
Median gross rent	$1,870	$1,637
Housing units	1,344	1,069
Homeownership rate	83.7%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.0%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnegat	Lakehurst
Population	2,988 → 3,367 (+12.7%)	2,684 → 2,666 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$75,993 → $105,091 (+38.3%)	$68,322 → $80,458 (+17.8%)
Median home value	$256,900 → $398,900 (+55.3%)	$190,300 → $225,800 (+18.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,675 → $1,870 (+11.6%)	$1,689 → $1,637 (-3.1%)

Barnegat

Population

2,9883,367

Median household income

$75,993$105,091

Median home value

$256,900$398,900

Median gross rent

$1,675$1,870

Lakehurst

Population

2,6842,666

Median household income

$68,322$80,458

Median home value

$190,300$225,800

Median gross rent

$1,689$1,637

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barnegat	Lakehurst
Under 5	4.4%	6.7%
5 to 17	17.5%	14.0%
18 to 24	7.9%	9.2%
25 to 34	9.7%	15.4%
35 to 44	11.5%	13.2%
45 to 54	16.6%	10.0%
55 to 64	16.5%	14.0%
65 to 74	11.3%	12.8%
75 and over	4.6%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnegat	Lakehurst
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	64.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	9.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.5%	0.0%
Some other race	1.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	17.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnegat	Lakehurst
No high school diploma	9.9%	12.5%
High school graduate	24.4%	45.1%
Some college or associate's	20.6%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	33.1%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnegat	Lakehurst
Drove alone	92.4%	83.2%
Carpooled	3.4%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnegat	Lakehurst
1-unit, detached	82.9%	57.7%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	19.9%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	3.1%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.8%

Poverty & households

	Barnegat	Lakehurst
Poverty rate	2.8%	10.1%
Average household size	2.81	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1994	1965