Lake Como

Population: 1,660
Median household income: $83,056
Median home value: $614,500

Located in Monmouth County, New Jersey, Lake Como is a community with a population of 1,660. The median household income of $83,056 is below the Monmouth County median ($122,727).

Between 2019 and 2023, Lake Como's population declined 4.6% from 1,740 to 1,660, while its median home value rose 39.2% from $441,500 to $614,500.

70.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1960.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,660
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $83,056
Median home value: $614,500
Median gross rent: $1,813
Housing units: 1,146
Homeownership rate: 62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7401,660

Median household income

$95,563$83,056

Median home value

$441,500$614,500

Median gross rent

$1,527$1,813

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,740	$95,563	$441,500	$1,527
2020	1,655	$76,204	$441,400	$1,467
2021	1,746	$75,924	$452,200	$1,487
2022	1,710	$82,500	$549,800	$1,765
2023	1,660	$83,056	$614,500	$1,813

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 3423.2%

35 to 448.7%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7416.8%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	43	2.6%
5 to 17	206	12.4%
18 to 24	81	4.9%
25 to 34	385	23.2%
35 to 44	144	8.7%
45 to 54	194	11.7%
55 to 64	267	16.1%
65 to 74	279	16.8%
75 and over	61	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,271	76.6%
Black or African American	37	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	11	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	33	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	308	18.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate22.6%

Some college or associate's22.2%

Bachelor's degree29.7%

Graduate or professional degree21.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	55	4.1%
High school graduate	300	22.6%
Some college or associate's	295	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	395	29.7%
Graduate or professional degree	285	21.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone75.9%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit2.2%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means3.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	700	75.9%
Carpooled	50	5.4%
Public transit	20	2.2%
Walked	16	1.7%
Bicycle	9	1.0%
Worked from home	94	10.2%
Other means	33	3.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	242	29.2%
15 to 29 min	286	34.5%
30 to 44 min	153	18.5%
45 to 59 min	56	6.8%
60+ min	91	11.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.99
Poverty rate: 6.7% (111 of 1,660)

	Count	Share
Family households	364	43.6%
Nonfamily households	470	56.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	834	72.8%
Vacant	312	27.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	519	62.2%
Renter-occupied	315	37.8%

1-unit, detached70.2%

1-unit, attached6.7%

2 to 4 units9.0%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units7.9%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	804	70.2%
1-unit, attached	77	6.7%
2 to 4 units	103	9.0%
5 to 19 units	61	5.3%
20 or more units	90	7.9%
Mobile home & other	11	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3437560
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.25 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.1700, -74.0249