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Population
69,585
US Census ACS 2024 5-year average
Median home value
$715,500
Owner-occupied units

Lakewood, NJ

New Jersey · 40.094° N, 74.211° W · 7 sq mi

Lakewood is a city in New Jersey, with a population of 69,585 and about 9,830 residents per square mile. The median household earns $56,968 a year, and the median home is worth $715,500.

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Size & density

Land area
7 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
9,830
People per square mile
Rank by population
#596
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#858
Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income
$56,968
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,718
Per month
Homeownership
39.1%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
20.8 min
One way

People

Median age
17.5
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
31.9%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
8.5%
Households
14,036
4.85 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 22/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 158/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 18/yr
Days above 90° 23/yr
Below freezing 76/yr
Annual rainfall 48.6in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 87°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 27°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 41%
Professional & business services 11.2%
Retail trade 10%
Finance, insurance & real estate 7.3%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in New Jersey

Name
John Overdeck
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$7.4B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Millburn
Source of wealth
Hedge funds

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in New Jersey · private sector

Employer
RWJBarnabas Health
Sector
Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in New Jersey

Company
Johnson & Johnson
Revenue
$88.8B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
New Brunswick
Ticker
JNJ

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

State of New Jersey

State bird
Eastern Goldfinch
State flower
Common Violet
State capital
Trenton
Nickname
The Garden State

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