Lakewood

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Lakewood

Total population

69,585

Median home value

$715,500

31.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$56,968

Lakewood$57k

National$74k

Weather81°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates40.09°, -74.21°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Lakewood Township is the most populous township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A rapidly growing community, as of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 135,158, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 42,315 (+45.6%) from the 2010 census count of 92,843, which in turn reflected an increase of 32,491 (+53.8%) from the 60,352 counted in the 2000 census. The township ranked as the fifth-most-populous municipality in the state in 2020, after ranking seventh in 2010, and 22nd in 2000, placing the township only behind the state's four biggest cities. The sharp increase in population from 2000 to 2010 was led largely by increases in the township's Orthodox Jewish and Latino communities. Further growth in the Orthodox community led to a sharp increase in population in the 2020 census, with a large number of births leading to a significant drop in the township's median age. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the township's population was 141,985 in 2024, helping the fast-growing township surpass Elizabeth as the fourth-most-populous municipality in the state.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Lakewood, NJ from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Garrett Graham

American football player

Armin Shimerman

American actor (born 1949)

Bruce Pandolfini

American chess author, teacher, and coach

Jim Dowd

American ice hockey player

Stan Kasten

American sports executive

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Robert Estrin

American film editor

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Matthew Margeson

American film composer

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John Reppy

physicist

J

John Blewett III

racecar driver

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Harold Brewster

field hockey player (1903-1994)

T Lavitz

American musician (1956–2010)

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Brandon Carter

American football player (born 1986)

Nick LaBrocca

American soccer player

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Spider Bennett

Professional basketball player

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Tom Pelphrey

American actor

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Bill Wiles

American professional wrestler (born 1971)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in New Jersey

• Leisure Village East
  4.3 mi away · pop. 4,247
• Cedar Glen West
  5.5 mi away · pop. 1,504
• Leisure Village West
  6.8 mi away
• Pine Lake Park
  6.9 mi away · pop. 9,795
• Point Pleasant
  7.6 mi away · pop. 19,334
• Brielle
  7.9 mi away · pop. 4,956
• Lakehurst
  8 mi away · pop. 2,681
• Point Pleasant Beach
  8.8 mi away · pop. 4,855
• Mantoloking
  9 mi away
• Spring Lake Heights
  9.5 mi away
• Holiday City South
  9.8 mi away · pop. 4,270
• Dover Beaches North
  10.2 mi away · pop. 1,586

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Lakewood

Pictorial album of Lakewood, New Jersey

Ocean County Historical Society. Lakewood Committee. · 1971

City Maps Lakewood New Jersey, USA

James McFee · 2017

Lakewood public schools, Lakewood, New Jersey. 1899-1900

Lakewood (N.J.). Board of Education · 1899

Lakewood-in-the-Pines

Paul Axel-Lute · 1986

Arms and pedigree of Kingdon-Gould, of New York and Georgian court, Lakewood, New Jersey

The Grafton press. Genealogical department · 1906

Rejecting the second generation hypothesis

M. Ann Walko · 1989

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Lakewood New State of Mind Collection · 2019

A SCHOOL FOR SCHOLARS, THE BETH MEDRASH GOVOHA, THE RABBI AARON KOTLER JEWISH INSTITUTE OF HIGHER LEARNING IN LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY

Sidney R. Lewitter · 1981

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