Lake Hiawatha

Population: 10,406
Median household income: $101,500
Median home value: $402,500

Located in Morris County, New Jersey, Lake Hiawatha is a community with a population of 10,406. At $101,500, its median household income sits below Morris County's $134,929.

From 2020 to 2023, Lake Hiawatha's population grew 12.9% from 9,220 to 10,406, while its median home value rose 19.3% from $337,400 to $402,500.

74.7% of workers drive to work alone. 56.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,406
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $101,500
Median home value: $402,500
Median gross rent: $1,426
Housing units: 4,459
Homeownership rate: 60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,22010,406

Median household income

$80,481$101,500

Median home value

$337,400$402,500

Median gross rent

$1,192$1,426

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	9,220	$80,481	$337,400	$1,192
2021	9,987	$85,757	$341,500	$1,339
2022	10,064	$95,673	$390,400	$1,402
2023	10,406	$101,500	$402,500	$1,426

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4418.2%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	432	4.2%
5 to 17	1,615	15.5%
18 to 24	793	7.6%
25 to 34	1,263	12.1%
35 to 44	1,899	18.2%
45 to 54	1,397	13.4%
55 to 64	1,209	11.6%
65 to 74	790	7.6%
75 and over	1,008	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,126	49.3%
Black or African American	203	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.2%
Asian	3,764	36.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	36	0.3%
Two or more races	286	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	970	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate24.5%

Some college or associate's18.0%

Bachelor's degree34.6%

Graduate or professional degree16.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	488	6.4%
High school graduate	1,854	24.5%
Some college or associate's	1,365	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,617	34.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,242	16.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone74.7%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit3.3%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,257	74.7%
Carpooled	307	5.4%
Public transit	187	3.3%
Walked	116	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	833	14.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,115	22.9%
15 to 29 min	2,556	52.5%
30 to 44 min	869	17.9%
45 to 59 min	161	3.3%
60+ min	166	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 2.7% (277 of 10,406)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,724	62.6%
Nonfamily households	1,628	37.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,352	97.6%
Vacant	107	2.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,645	60.8%
Renter-occupied	1,707	39.2%

1-unit, detached56.2%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units20.2%

20 or more units16.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,507	56.2%
1-unit, attached	78	1.7%
2 to 4 units	229	5.1%
5 to 19 units	899	20.2%
20 or more units	746	16.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3437680
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.1 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.8815, -74.3826