Population 3,873 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Lakehurst
Household size in Lakehurst
| Period | Lakehurst | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.64 | 2.79 | 2.77 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.92 | 2.85 | 2.82 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.83 | 2.82 | 2.78 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.54 | 2.79 | 2.76 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.09 | −0.00 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
The average household in Lakehurst has 2.54 people, a bit under the U.S. average of 2.65. Household size has dropped from 2.64 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Lakehurst
| Period | Lakehurst | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 37.5 | 38.0 | 39.1 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 36.6 | 38.7 | 40.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 36.2 | 39.8 | 41.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 38.3 | 40.4 | 40.9 | 40.1 |
| Change | +0.8 | +2.4 | +1.8 | +2.3 |
The median resident of Lakehurst is 38.3 years old, a few years younger than the national median of 40.1.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Lakehurst
| Period | Lakehurst | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.8% | 13.1% | 11.6% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 9.3% | 12.8% | 11.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 13.2% | 11.4% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 14.1% | 11.6% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | −1.7 pts | −1.5 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in seven households in Lakehurst (14.1%), above the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Lakehurst
Renters in Lakehurst
| Period | Lakehurst | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 32.1% | 47.1% | 33.1% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 31.8% | 48.7% | 35.0% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 38.8% | 48.8% | 36.1% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 42.9% | 48.6% | 36.2% | 34.8% |
| Change | +10.8 pts | +1.5 pts | +3.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
More than four in ten households in Lakehurst rent their homes (42.9%), above the national share of 34.8%. Even so, renters make up a smaller share here than in the wider New York area (48.6%). More than a third of owners (36.4%) have paid off their mortgages, below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Lakehurst
| Period | Lakehurst | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.0% | 9.0% | 9.3% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.1% | 9.1% | 9.3% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 7.8% | 7.9% | 6.6% | 9.6% |
| Change | +1.5 pts | −1.2 pts | −2.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is on the low side in Lakehurst: 7.8% of homes sit empty, against 9.6% nationally, which points to steady demand for housing. The New York area as a whole looks much the same.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Lakehurst
| Period | Lakehurst | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1968 | 1957 | 1965 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1974 | 1958 | 1966 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1972 | 1959 | 1967 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1975 | 1962 | 1969 | 1980 |
| Change | +6 | +5 | +5 | +6 |
Housing in Lakehurst leans a little older: the median home dates to 1975, against 1980 nationally. Still, homes here are newer than in the wider New York area, where the median home dates to 1962.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Lakehurst
| Period | Lakehurst | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $1,326 | $1,268 | $1,246 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,316 | $1,377 | $1,324 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,535 | $1,645 | $1,522 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,755 | $2,060 | $1,896 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$429 | +$792 | +$651 | +$606 |
Rent in Lakehurst runs $1,755 a month at the median, utilities included, above the U.S. median of $1,571. Locally, though, rents here are lower than in the New York area as a whole ($2,060). Rent takes 37.0% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Lakehurst
Bachelor's degrees in Lakehurst
| Period | Lakehurst | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.5% | 35.0% | 34.7% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 14.3% | 36.7% | 36.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 21.3% | 39.9% | 39.6% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 18.1% | 43.6% | 43.4% | 35.6% |
| Change | +3.6 pts | +8.6 pts | +8.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Lakehurst have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 18.1%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Lakehurst
| Period | Lakehurst | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 85.9% | 83.7% | 87.0% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 83.0% | 84.6% | 88.1% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 85.0% | 86.2% | 89.5% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 87.2% | 86.9% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +1.3 pts | +3.3 pts | +3.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in eight adults in Lakehurst never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 87.2% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S. The picture is much the same across the New York area.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Lakehurst
| Period | Lakehurst | New York area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.7% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 13.4% | 9.5% | 9.8% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 8.6% | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.5% | 6.9% | 6.4% | 5.4% |
| Change | −1.3 pts | −0.9 pts | −1.5 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Lakehurst: 8.5% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Lakehurst compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakehurst | 2.54 | 38.3 | 14.1% | 42.9% | 7.8% | 1975 | $1,755 | 18.1% | 87.2% | 8.5% |
| Whiting | 1.97 | 61.7 | 3.7% | 12.6% | 9.2% | 1988 | $1,433 | 27.0% | 93.2% | 6.8% |
| Ridgeway | 2.18 | 54.6 | 13.8% | 26.5% | 15.2% | 1979 | $1,496 | 20.5% | 93.4% | 3.4% |
| Cedar Glen West | 1.92 | 64.3 | 4.9% | 9.7% | 27.5% | 1965 | $740 | 15.8% | 94.9% | 2.6% |
| Pine Lake Park | 3.18 | 40.0 | 9.6% | 11.4% | 5.1% | 1979 | $1,983 | 24.4% | 91.1% | 6.0% |
| Holiday City-Berkeley | 1.55 | 70.2 | 2.8% | 9.4% | 7.7% | 1978 | $1,578 | 16.0% | 88.6% | 6.5% |
| Crestwood Village | 1.44 | 71.1 | 1.6% | 11.6% | 15.7% | 1978 | $1,310 | 19.8% | 91.9% | 12.0% |
| Keswick Grove | 1.50 | 70.6 | 1.5% | 1.0% | 16.6% | 1974 | $1,311 | 16.9% | 93.8% | 3.0% |
| Holmansville | 2.94 | 39.7 | 4.5% | 11.1% | 12.7% | 1992 | $1,564 | 33.4% | 92.5% | 7.5% |
| Holiday City South | 1.84 | 67.5 | 8.8% | 12.0% | 3.9% | 1985 | $1,914 | 17.9% | 95.2% | 4.3% |
| South Toms River | 3.46 | 38.4 | 18.9% | 21.8% | 3.8% | 1966 | $1,944 | 16.9% | 87.2% | 7.2% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Lakehurst. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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