Sunset Lake

Population: 1,341
Median household income: $53,663
Median home value: $539,200

Sunset Lake is a community in Cumberland County, New Jersey, home to 1,341 residents. At $53,663, its median household income sits below Cumberland County's $64,499.

From 2020 to 2023, Sunset Lake's population grew 99.0% from 674 to 1,341.

The median resident is 30.7 years old. The largest age group is under 5, 32.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,341
Median age: 30.7 yrs
Median household income: $53,663
Median home value: $539,200
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 313
Homeownership rate: 63.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6741,341

Median household income

$63,500$53,663

Median home value

$403,100$539,200

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	674	—	—
2021	724	$63,500	—
2022	849	—	$403,100
2023	1,341	$53,663	$539,200

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

Age distribution

Under 532.0%

5 to 171.4%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 3423.9%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 543.5%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over0.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	429	32.0%
5 to 17	19	1.4%
18 to 24	74	5.5%
25 to 34	320	23.9%
35 to 44	150	11.2%
45 to 54	47	3.5%
55 to 64	210	15.7%
65 to 74	82	6.1%
75 and over	10	0.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	340	25.4%
Black or African American	602	44.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	355	26.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	8	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	36	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate58.6%

Some college or associate's11.8%

Bachelor's degree6.2%

Graduate or professional degree18.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	37	4.5%
High school graduate	480	58.6%
Some college or associate's	97	11.8%
Bachelor's degree	51	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	154	18.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 10 min

Drove alone75.6%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit18.4%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	406	75.6%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	99	18.4%
Walked	14	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	3.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	378	72.8%
15 to 29 min	118	22.7%
30 to 44 min	23	4.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 4.27
Poverty rate: 45.0% (601 of 1,336)

	Count	Share
Family households	303	96.8%
Nonfamily households	10	3.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	313	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	199	63.6%
Renter-occupied	114	36.4%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	313	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3471628
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.6 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 39.4525, -75.2350