White Meadow Lake

Population: 8,706
Median household income: $150,042
Median home value: $441,000

Located in Morris County, New Jersey, White Meadow Lake is a community with a population of 8,706. At $150,042, its median household income sits above Morris County's $134,929.

From 2019 to 2023, White Meadow Lake's population declined 8.8% from 9,548 to 8,706, while its median home value rose 24.7% from $353,600 to $441,000.

67.8% of workers drive to work alone. 85.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,706
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $150,042
Median home value: $441,000
Median gross rent: $2,623
Housing units: 2,881
Homeownership rate: 90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,5488,706

Median household income

$132,351$150,042

Median home value

$353,600$441,000

Median gross rent

$1,743$2,623

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,548	$132,351	$353,600	$1,743
2020	9,166	$140,777	$359,500	$2,033
2021	9,069	$146,741	$372,300	$2,170
2022	9,223	$151,327	$423,000	$2,529
2023	8,706	$150,042	$441,000	$2,623

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5417.3%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	539	6.2%
5 to 17	1,597	18.3%
18 to 24	787	9.0%
25 to 34	750	8.6%
35 to 44	1,189	13.7%
45 to 54	1,503	17.3%
55 to 64	1,169	13.4%
65 to 74	888	10.2%
75 and over	284	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,741	77.4%
Black or African American	148	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	345	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	36	0.4%
Two or more races	221	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,215	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.2%

High school graduate19.1%

Some college or associate's21.1%

Bachelor's degree35.1%

Graduate or professional degree22.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	130	2.2%
High school graduate	1,102	19.1%
Some college or associate's	1,222	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	2,029	35.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,300	22.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone67.8%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home26.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,135	67.8%
Carpooled	209	4.5%
Public transit	28	0.6%
Walked	12	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,240	26.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	709	21.0%
15 to 29 min	1,054	31.1%
30 to 44 min	991	29.3%
45 to 59 min	378	11.2%
60+ min	252	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.05
Poverty rate: 1.7% (146 of 8,706)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,402	84.3%
Nonfamily households	446	15.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,848	98.9%
Vacant	33	1.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,586	90.8%
Renter-occupied	262	9.2%

1-unit, detached85.8%

1-unit, attached8.5%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,472	85.8%
1-unit, attached	244	8.5%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	56	1.9%
20 or more units	109	3.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3480750
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.6 sq mi
Water area: 0.47 sq mi
Center point: 40.9238, -74.5105