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What are the crime rate and median income in Lakewood, NJ?
Its median household earns $56,968 and the median home value is $715,500. About 69,585 people live in Lakewood.
Last updated . Crime: FBI 2021-2025. Income and housing: Census ACS 2020-2024. Road work: October 11, 2026.
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What is the crime rate in Lakewood?
Lakewood is an unincorporated community (a Census-designated place), so it has no city police department of its own; crime here is reported by county agencies and counted on the county page.
How does Lakewood compare with New Jersey?
Households in Lakewood have a median income of $56,968 (New Jersey: $103,556). Owner-occupied homes have a median value of $715,500, and half of renters pay more than $1,718 a month. About 69,585 people live on 7 square miles of land, roughly 9,830 per square mile. The city lies in Ocean County.
| Census ACS 2020-2024 | Lakewood | New Jersey | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 69,585 | 9,343,809 | 334,922,499 |
| Median household income | $56,968 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $715,500 | $454,400 | $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,718 | $1,720 | $1,413 |
| Unemployment rate (2020-2024 average) | 6.3% | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| People below the poverty line | 29.9% | 9.7% | 12.5% |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher | 31.9% | 43.6% | 35.7% |
| Homeowner households | 39.1% | 63.8% | 65.2% |
| Median age | 17.5 | 40.1 | 38.9 |
What environmental sites and hazards are in Lakewood?
The National Inventory of Dams lists 1 high-hazard dam in Lakewood. None is rated Poor or Unsatisfactory; 1 is rated Satisfactory or Fair. The tallest is Lake Carasaljo Dam (16 ft). “High hazard” describes what lies downstream (people would probably die if the dam failed), not how likely the dam is to fail.
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the overall natural-hazard risk for Ocean County as “Relatively High”. The hazards rated highest here are coastal flooding (Very High), river flooding (Relatively High) and hurricanes (Relatively High). The index compares counties with each other and also weighs how vulnerable and resilient a community is, so it is a long-run estimate, not a forecast.
Is there road construction in Lakewood?
No highway work zones were listed in Lakewood city limits in the October 11, 2026 state feed. Some states publish only part of their road work in open feeds, so check the state's 511 site before you travel. The map's layer refreshes every morning.
See today's work zones on the map →
How many schools, nursing homes and parks are in or near Lakewood?
Inside the city limits there are 5 public schools (2024-25) and 24 private schools (2023-24). 3 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes are in the city. Within about 15 miles: 3 state parks or recreation areas: Allaire State Park, Double Trouble State Park and Monmouth Battlefield State Park.
Gun shops, liquor stores and Planned Parenthood in Lakewood
Gun shops
One gun shop with a public storefront is on the map inside the Lakewood city limits. On the ATF list: A & M Archery Supply Co (Lakewood).
Liquor stores
5 liquor stores are on the map inside the Lakewood city limits: Best Liquors of Lakewood (Lakewood), Pine Cone Liquor (Lakewood), Rite Liquors, Spirits Unlimited (Lakewood) and Vineyard Express. New Jersey has no complete public liquor licence list we can use, so this count also draws on OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps and may miss some stores or include closed ones.
Planned Parenthood
There is no Planned Parenthood health center inside the Lakewood city limits on the map.
See them on the map: gun shops · liquor stores →
Sources: ATF licensee list (Sept 2026); state liquor licence lists, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (non-official; partial in some states); HHS Title X directory and CMS NPPES.
Common questions
What is the median household income in Lakewood?
$56,968 (Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024), compared with $103,556 for New Jersey.
How much do homes cost in Lakewood?
The median value of owner-occupied homes is $715,500 (Census ACS 2020-2024), against $454,400 statewide.
What natural hazards affect Lakewood?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the overall natural-hazard risk for Ocean County as “Relatively High”. The hazards rated highest here are coastal flooding (Very High), river flooding (Relatively High) and hurricanes (Relatively High).
Nearby cities
Toms River, NJ (7 mi) · Perth Amboy, NJ (30 mi) · New Brunswick, NJ (30 mi) · Trenton, NJ (31 mi) · Levittown, PA (34 mi) · Plainfield, NJ (38 mi)
More: New Jersey statewide numbers · county page: Ocean County · Sex-offender registry search (NSOPW)
Where do these numbers come from?
- Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, agency counts 2021-2025 (Return A); state and national rates: FBI estimated crimes.
- Income, housing, education: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year, table B19013 (median household income) and related tables, for the Census place Lakewood CDP.
- Land area: Census 2024 Gazetteer. Hazards: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), county scores (county level).
- Superfund: U.S. EPA, Superfund site boundaries and NPL status (October 2026). Dams: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams (public map service, October 2026).
- Work zones: State departments of transportation, via the U.S. DOT Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) and state 511 feeds; refreshed every morning (snapshot October 11, 2026).
- Schools: National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE public school locations 2024-25; budgets: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2024; National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE Private School geocodes (Private School Survey 2023-24). Nursing homes: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Provider Information and Penalties (September 2026).
- Parks: USGS Protected Areas Database of the U.S. (PAD-US 4.1); state park agencies' open data (CA, NY, PA, TN, TX, FL, NJ, KY, HI, UT, MT and others); OpenStreetMap contributors for some hours, phones, fees and camping; U.S. National Park Service: unit boundaries (Land Resources Division), Acreage Report (Sept 30, 2026), park pages on nps.gov (hours, fees), Visitor Use Statistics (2025).
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