Lakehurst vs Manahawkin

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

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

Lakehurst has the higher population (2,666 vs 2,359 in Manahawkin). Lakehurst has the higher median household income ($80,458 vs $79,417 in Manahawkin). Manahawkin has the higher median home value ($399,500 vs $225,800 in Lakehurst).

Population, income & housing

	Lakehurst	Manahawkin
Population	2,666	2,359
Median age	39.4 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$80,458	$79,417
Median home value	$225,800	$399,500
Median gross rent	$1,637	$1,650
Housing units	1,069	1,198
Homeownership rate	64.2%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	36.5%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lakehurst	Manahawkin
Population	2,684 → 2,666 (-0.7%)	2,094 → 2,359 (+12.7%)
Median household income	$68,322 → $80,458 (+17.8%)	$71,429 → $79,417 (+11.2%)
Median home value	$190,300 → $225,800 (+18.7%)	$300,700 → $399,500 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,689 → $1,637 (-3.1%)	$944 → $1,650 (+74.8%)

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

Manahawkin

Population

2,0942,359

Median household income

$71,429$79,417

Median home value

$300,700$399,500

Median gross rent

$944$1,650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lakehurst	Manahawkin
Under 5	6.7%	7.8%
5 to 17	14.0%	11.4%
18 to 24	9.2%	4.4%
25 to 34	15.4%	12.7%
35 to 44	13.2%	14.8%
45 to 54	10.0%	12.0%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.4%
65 to 74	12.8%	11.8%
75 and over	4.8%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lakehurst	Manahawkin
White (non-Hispanic)	64.2%	81.6%
Black or African American	9.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.9%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	17.5%	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lakehurst	Manahawkin
No high school diploma	12.5%	13.8%
High school graduate	45.1%	21.1%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	17.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lakehurst	Manahawkin
Drove alone	83.2%	72.7%
Carpooled	3.9%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	4.9%
Other means	4.1%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lakehurst	Manahawkin
1-unit, detached	57.7%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	19.9%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Lakehurst	Manahawkin
Poverty rate	10.1%	6.8%
Average household size	2.65	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	29	29
Median year structure built	1965	1982