Spring Lake

Population: 2,782
Median household income: $146,976
Median home value: $2,000,001

Located in Monmouth County, New Jersey, Spring Lake is a community with a population of 2,782. Its median household income of $146,976 runs above the Monmouth County figure of $122,727.

Between 2019 and 2023, Spring Lake's population declined 5.0% from 2,927 to 2,782, while its median home value rose 10.0% from $1,818,500 to $2,000,001.

3.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.13 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,782
Median age: 61.4 yrs
Median household income: $146,976
Median home value: $2,000,001
Median gross rent: $2,194
Housing units: 1,991
Homeownership rate: 88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 81.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,9272,782

Median household income

$86,200$146,976

Median home value

$1,818,500$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,068$2,194

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,927	$86,200	$1,818,500	$2,068
2020	2,922	$86,838	$2,000,001	$2,038
2021	2,814	$119,659	$2,000,001	$2,085
2022	2,788	$157,250	$2,000,001	$2,134
2023	2,782	$146,976	$2,000,001	$2,194

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 178.3%

18 to 243.4%

25 to 344.1%

35 to 445.0%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6420.8%

65 to 7424.5%

75 and over15.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	89	3.2%
5 to 17	230	8.3%
18 to 24	94	3.4%
25 to 34	114	4.1%
35 to 44	138	5.0%
45 to 54	424	15.2%
55 to 64	579	20.8%
65 to 74	682	24.5%
75 and over	432	15.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,654	95.4%
Black or African American	3	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	89	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	35	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.2%

High school graduate7.1%

Some college or associate's9.4%

Bachelor's degree37.8%

Graduate or professional degree43.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53	2.2%
High school graduate	168	7.1%
Some college or associate's	223	9.4%
Bachelor's degree	896	37.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,029	43.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone63.8%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit5.4%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home26.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	625	63.8%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	53	5.4%
Walked	38	3.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	263	26.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	243	33.9%
15 to 29 min	141	19.7%
30 to 44 min	89	12.4%
45 to 59 min	105	14.7%
60+ min	138	19.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 3.1% (85 of 2,782)

	Count	Share
Family households	961	73.9%
Nonfamily households	340	26.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,301	65.3%
Vacant	690	34.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,148	88.2%
Renter-occupied	153	11.8%

1-unit, detached87.7%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units5.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,746	87.7%
1-unit, attached	86	4.3%
2 to 4 units	44	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	115	5.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3470110
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.33 sq mi
Water area: 0.41 sq mi
Center point: 40.1538, -74.0269