Barnegat vs Leisure Village West

A side-by-side comparison of Barnegat and Leisure Village West: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Leisure Village West has the higher population (4,070 vs 3,367 in Barnegat). Barnegat has the higher median household income ($105,091 vs $60,309 in Leisure Village West). Barnegat has the higher median home value ($398,900 vs $203,700 in Leisure Village West).

Population, income & housing

	Barnegat	Leisure Village West
Population	3,367	4,070
Median age	43.1 yrs	71.5 yrs
Median household income	$105,091	$60,309
Median home value	$398,900	$203,700
Median gross rent	$1,870	$1,381
Housing units	1,344	3,069
Homeownership rate	83.7%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.0%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnegat	Leisure Village West
Population	2,988 → 3,367 (+12.7%)	3,412 → 4,070 (+19.3%)
Median household income	$75,993 → $105,091 (+38.3%)	$43,636 → $60,309 (+38.2%)
Median home value	$256,900 → $398,900 (+55.3%)	$138,500 → $203,700 (+47.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,675 → $1,870 (+11.6%)	$1,130 → $1,381 (+22.2%)

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

Leisure Village West

Population

3,4124,070

Median household income

$43,636$60,309

Median home value

$138,500$203,700

Median gross rent

$1,130$1,381

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barnegat	Leisure Village West
Under 5	4.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.5%	0.4%
18 to 24	7.9%	0.8%
25 to 34	9.7%	2.9%
35 to 44	11.5%	7.1%
45 to 54	16.6%	2.3%
55 to 64	16.5%	17.5%
65 to 74	11.3%	31.1%
75 and over	4.6%	37.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnegat	Leisure Village West
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	85.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.5%	0.0%
Some other race	1.6%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnegat	Leisure Village West
No high school diploma	9.9%	4.0%
High school graduate	24.4%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	20.6%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	33.1%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnegat	Leisure Village West
Drove alone	92.4%	71.7%
Carpooled	3.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	4.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	10.1%
Other means	0.0%	14.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnegat	Leisure Village West
1-unit, detached	82.9%	6.4%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	69.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	18.3%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	4.7%
20 or more units	1.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Barnegat	Leisure Village West
Poverty rate	2.8%	3.0%
Average household size	2.81	1.49
Mean commute (minutes)	25	38
Median year structure built	1994	1978