Laurel Lake

Population: 2,514
Median household income: $51,633
Median home value: $138,100

Located in Cumberland County, New Jersey, Laurel Lake is a community with a population of 2,514. The median household income of $51,633 is below the Cumberland County median ($64,499).

Between 2019 and 2023, Laurel Lake's population declined 24.4% from 3,325 to 2,514, while its median home value rose 30.9% from $105,500 to $138,100.

9.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 78.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,514
Median age: 44.1 yrs
Median household income: $51,633
Median home value: $138,100
Median gross rent: $1,171
Housing units: 1,128
Homeownership rate: 78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3252,514

Median household income

$43,615$51,633

Median home value

$105,500$138,100

Median gross rent

$1,211$1,171

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,325	$43,615	$105,500	$1,211
2020	2,661	$40,197	$108,700	$1,262
2021	2,396	$46,094	$114,400	$1,259
2022	2,346	$52,321	$131,500	$1,166
2023	2,514	$51,633	$138,100	$1,171

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 510.7%

5 to 1712.1%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	270	10.7%
5 to 17	304	12.1%
18 to 24	111	4.4%
25 to 34	345	13.7%
35 to 44	326	13.0%
45 to 54	343	13.6%
55 to 64	344	13.7%
65 to 74	266	10.6%
75 and over	205	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,833	72.9%
Black or African American	59	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.1%
Two or more races	253	10.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	367	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate48.9%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	128	7.0%
High school graduate	895	48.9%
Some college or associate's	628	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	178	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone84.0%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	868	84.0%
Carpooled	109	10.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	37	3.6%
Other means	19	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	173	17.4%
15 to 29 min	419	42.1%
30 to 44 min	200	20.1%
45 to 59 min	96	9.6%
60+ min	108	10.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 16.9% (424 of 2,514)

	Count	Share
Family households	615	58.2%
Nonfamily households	442	41.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,057	93.7%
Vacant	71	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	831	78.6%
Renter-occupied	226	21.4%

1-unit, detached70.8%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other28.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	799	70.8%
1-unit, attached	7	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	322	28.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3439120
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.74 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 39.3263, -75.0306