Lakewood.
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New Jersey·Ocean County
13 tracts·74K people·$716K median·10,494/mi²
White 82 · Hispanic 13 · Multiracial 2 · Black 2 · Other 1 · Asian 0
Married couple 80 · Other 11 · Living alone 9
Health 40 · Professional 23 · Retail 16 · Manufacturing 11 · Leisure 4 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 49 · Sales · office 27 · Service 12 · Production · transport 6 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 62 · Carpool 26 · Work from home 17 · Walk 5 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Lakewood is $715,500 (Census ACS) — 1.6× the US median of $458,812.
Lakewood has 69,585 residents across 11 census tracts and 11 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 17.5; the population is 82.2% White, 13.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% Multiracial, 1.7% Black, 0.8% Other and 0.4% Asian; the average household has 4.8 people; 31.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 29.9% (Census ACS).
Ella G Clarke Elementary School (32%) and Clifton Ave Grade School (29%) lead the elementary schools; Lakewood Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (30%); Lakewood High School is the high school with reported scores (63%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,718/month, 9% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Lakewood is $56,968 a year, 34% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Lakewood, median rent is $1,718/month and the median home value is $715,500 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 26°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 50 inches; snowfall averages 21 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lakewood are strong wind (99), winter weather (93) and wildfire (81), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.24g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Lakewood, 5.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).