Lakehurst vs North Beach Haven

A side-by-side comparison of Lakehurst and North Beach Haven: population, income, housing, and more.

Lakehurst and North Beach Haven 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 2,282 in North Beach Haven). North Beach Haven has the higher median household income ($109,353 vs $80,458 in Lakehurst). North Beach Haven has the higher median home value ($1,070,900 vs $225,800 in Lakehurst).

Population, income & housing

	Lakehurst	North Beach Haven
Population	2,666	2,282
Median age	39.4 yrs	61.9 yrs
Median household income	$80,458	$109,353
Median home value	$225,800	$1,070,900
Median gross rent	$1,637	$1,670
Housing units	1,069	5,739
Homeownership rate	64.2%	86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	58.6%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	11.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lakehurst	North Beach Haven
Population	2,684 → 2,666 (-0.7%)	2,128 → 2,282 (+7.2%)
Median household income	$68,322 → $80,458 (+17.8%)	$85,688 → $109,353 (+27.6%)
Median home value	$190,300 → $225,800 (+18.7%)	$829,100 → $1,070,900 (+29.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,689 → $1,637 (-3.1%)	$1,592 → $1,670 (+4.9%)

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

North Beach Haven

Population

2,1282,282

Median household income

$85,688$109,353

Median home value

$829,100$1,070,900

Median gross rent

$1,592$1,670

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lakehurst	North Beach Haven
Under 5	6.7%	3.8%
5 to 17	14.0%	6.1%
18 to 24	9.2%	6.5%
25 to 34	15.4%	5.0%
35 to 44	13.2%	5.1%
45 to 54	10.0%	8.7%
55 to 64	14.0%	22.1%
65 to 74	12.8%	28.7%
75 and over	4.8%	13.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lakehurst	North Beach Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	64.2%	90.9%
Black or African American	9.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.9%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	17.5%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lakehurst	North Beach Haven
No high school diploma	12.5%	2.4%
High school graduate	45.1%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	14.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	33.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	25.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lakehurst	North Beach Haven
Drove alone	83.2%	58.6%
Carpooled	3.9%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	4.3%
Walked	1.7%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.3%
Worked from home	7.1%	29.5%
Other means	4.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lakehurst	North Beach Haven
1-unit, detached	57.7%	91.7%
1-unit, attached	19.9%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Lakehurst	North Beach Haven
Poverty rate	10.1%	6.5%
Average household size	2.65	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1965	1970