Lakehurst

Population: 2,666
Median household income: $80,458
Median home value: $225,800

Lakehurst, a community in Ocean County, New Jersey, has 2,666 residents. At $80,458, its median household income sits below Ocean County's $86,411.

From 2019 to 2023, Lakehurst's population held roughly steady from 2,684 to 2,666, while its median home value rose 18.7% from $190,300 to $225,800.

Owners occupy 64.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,666
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $80,458
Median home value: $225,800
Median gross rent: $1,637
Housing units: 1,069
Homeownership rate: 64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6842,666

Median household income

$68,322$80,458

Median home value

$190,300$225,800

Median gross rent

$1,689$1,637

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,684	$68,322	$190,300	$1,689
2020	2,707	$70,145	$190,600	$1,226
2021	2,629	$64,432	$194,200	$1,476
2022	2,653	$78,525	$198,200	$1,481
2023	2,666	$80,458	$225,800	$1,637

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	179	6.7%
5 to 17	372	14.0%
18 to 24	244	9.2%
25 to 34	411	15.4%
35 to 44	351	13.2%
45 to 54	267	10.0%
55 to 64	372	14.0%
65 to 74	341	12.8%
75 and over	129	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,712	64.2%
Black or African American	239	9.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	131	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	118	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	466	17.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.5%

High school graduate45.1%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree12.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	234	12.5%
High school graduate	844	45.1%
Some college or associate's	475	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	226	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	92	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone83.2%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means4.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	994	83.2%
Carpooled	46	3.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	85	7.1%
Other means	49	4.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	434	39.1%
15 to 29 min	239	21.6%
30 to 44 min	144	13.0%
45 to 59 min	111	10.0%
60+ min	181	16.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 10.1% (269 of 2,660)

	Count	Share
Family households	766	76.2%
Nonfamily households	239	23.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,005	94.0%
Vacant	64	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	645	64.2%
Renter-occupied	360	35.8%

1-unit, detached57.7%

1-unit, attached19.9%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	617	57.7%
1-unit, attached	213	19.9%
2 to 4 units	101	9.4%
5 to 19 units	33	3.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	105	9.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3437770
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.9 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 40.0131, -74.3204