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Lakewood, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lakewood, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 92,843. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet LAKEWOOD-NJ · Lakewood, NJ 1 ZIPs · 92,843 pop · #15427/25278 · Ocean County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-MID $64,959
  • RANK-LOWER #15427/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Manchester Towns
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 52% owners
  • POP-SMALL 92,843
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $466,100

Nearest income peer: Manchester Township, NJ ( $12,781 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Lakewood

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lakewood on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lakewood, NJ sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

39th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
92,843
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,959
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $64,959 and poverty 24.8% concentrate in 08701.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (51.5%) for this income tier, rent $1,774 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within New Jersey, Port Norris is the closest lower-income city and Paulsboro the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lakewood.

Population concentration

Lakewood's single ZIP 08701 carries the town

Lakewood is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 08701 is the entire residential footprint (92,843 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Lakewood's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 4,031 establishments, 58,640 employees , annual payroll $3,220,490k (~43 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 08701 (4,031 units) ; leading NAICS Real estate and rental and leasing (560) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Lakewood, NJ

These ZIP codes sit in Ocean County, which covers 29 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lakewood. See the Ocean County roll-up →

Lakewood sits in the lower half of Ocean County on income: Toms River, Brick and Jackson report more, and only Manchester Township reports less. Point Pleasant Beach marks the far end of that range at $123,152, 90% above Lakewood.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
08701 92,843 $64,959 4,031 1,456
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Lakewood roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Lakewood, .