Lakewood, New Jersey Population & Demographics

Statistic	Lakewood	New Jersey	National
Population	54,679	8,882,190	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	7,724	1,215	91
Median age	17.9	39.5	37.7
Male/Female ratio	1.0:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	58%	56%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	77%	45%	43%
Speak English	68%	69%	79%
Speak Spanish	17%	16%	13%

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Demographics Quick Facts

The population density in Lakewood is 536% higher than New Jersey
The median age in Lakewood is 55% lower than New Jersey
In Lakewood 91.82% of the population is White
In Lakewood 3.13% of the population is Black
In Lakewood 0.72% of the population is Asian

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Lakewood population breakdown by race

Race	Lakewood	New Jersey	National
White	91.82%	68.15%	73.35%
Black	3.13%	13.54%	12.63%
Asian	0.72%	9.19%	5.22%
American Indian	0.17%	0.21%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.00%	0.03%	0.18%
Mixed race	0.50%	2.53%	3.06%
Other race	3.65%	6.35%	4.75%

In Lakewood, 16.8% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Source: The Lakewood, NJ demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).