Collings Lakes, NJ

Census Place

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2023 Population
1,489
29.5% 1-year decline
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
32.9
13.1% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
13.9%
59.5% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$86,359
2.49% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$194,500
2.85% 1-year decline
2023 Employed Population
740
32.7% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Collings Lakes, NJ had a population of 1.49k people with a median age of 32.9 and a median household income of $86,359. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Collings Lakes, NJ declined from 2,111 to 1,489, a −29.5% decrease and its median household income grew from $84,265 to $86,359, a 2.49% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Collings Lakes, NJ are White (Non-Hispanic) (67.3%), White (Hispanic) (9.47%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (7.25%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (7.05%), and Asian (Hispanic) (4.84%).

None of the households in Collings Lakes, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.6% of the residents in Collings Lakes, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Collings Lakes, NJ was $194,500, and the homeownership rate was 100%.

Most people in Collings Lakes, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Collings Lakes, NJ was 4 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Collings Lakes, NJ is home to a population of 1.49k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 0.403% of Collings Lakes, NJ residents were born outside of the country (6 people).

In 2023, there were 7.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1k people) in Collings Lakes, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 141 White (Hispanic) and 108 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%
2023 Citizenship
99.6%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.6% of Collings Lakes, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Collings Lakes, NJ was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Collings Lakes, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1k ± 432
  2. White (Hispanic)
    141 ± 145
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    108 ± 154
25.5%
Hispanic Population
379 people

In 2023, there were 7.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1k people) in Collings Lakes, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 141 White (Hispanic) and 108 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

25.5% of the people in Collings Lakes, NJ are hispanic (379 people).

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Foreign-Born Population

0.403%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
6 people
0.379%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
8 people

As of 2023, 0.403% of Collings Lakes, NJ residents (6 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Collings Lakes, NJ was 0.379%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    32 ± 58
  2. Vietnam
    22 ± 43
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    0 ± 20

Collings Lakes, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.45 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Collings Lakes, NJ employs 740 people. In 2023, the largest industries in Collings Lakes, NJ were Construction (204 people), Retail Trade (154 people), and Public Administration (80 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($81,128), Construction ($56,563), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($55,353).

Employment

Occupations

740
2023 Value
± 254
−32.7%
1 Year decline
± 67.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Collings Lakes, NJ declined at a rate of −32.7%, from 1.1k employees to 740 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Collings Lakes, NJ, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (185 people), Sales & Related Occupations (102 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (72 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Collings Lakes, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

740
2023 Value
± 254
−32.7%
1 Year decline
± 67.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Collings Lakes, NJ declined at a rate of −32.7%, from 1.1k employees to 740 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Collings Lakes, NJ, are Construction (204 people), Retail Trade (154 people), and Public Administration (80 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Collings Lakes, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Collings Lakes, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$57,306
Median earning men ± $39,592
$34,279
Median earning women ± $48,257

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Construction ($56,563), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($55,353), and Public Administration ($N/A).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($80,335), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($34,038), and Retail Trade ($25,682).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.27%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

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Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 1.22% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.18% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (1.91M), Bachelors Degree (1.8M), and Some college (1.26M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Collings Lakes, NJ was $194,500 in 2023, which is 0.641 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $200,200 to $194,500, a 2.85% decrease. The homeownership rate in Collings Lakes, NJ is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Collings Lakes, NJ have an average commute time of 32.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Collings Lakes, NJ is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$194,500
Median Property Value 2023
±$36,600
$527
Median Property Taxes
±$205

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Collings Lakes, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

100%
Homeownership
2023
65.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 100% of the housing units in Collings Lakes, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage stayed from the previous year's rate of 100%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Collings Lakes, NJ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

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$86,359
Median Household Income
± $49,660
527
Number of Households
± 206

In 2023, the median household income of the 527 households in Collings Lakes, NJ grew to $86,359 from the previous year's value of $84,265.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Collings Lakes, NJ is from Collings Lakes, NJ.
N/A Wage GINI in N/A
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In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (78.6%)
  2. Carpooled (8.24%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.62%)

In 2023, 78.6% of workers in Collings Lakes, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.24%) and those who worked at home (6.62%).

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Commute Time

32.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Collings Lakes, NJ have a longer commute time (32.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 11.7% of the workforce in Collings Lakes, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

4 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Collings Lakes, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Collings Lakes, NJ have 4 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Collings Lakes, NJ (207 out of 1.49k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Collings Lakes, NJ is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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Health

98.8% of the population of Collings Lakes, NJ has health coverage, with 66.1% on employee plans, 23.8% on Medicaid, 2.55% on Medicare, 4.57% on non-group plans, and 1.75% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 8.3% increase from the previous year (1,181 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 343 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.5% were men and 47.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.2% under 18 years, 32.4% between 18 and 34 years, 41.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 5.17% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.5% were men and 47.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

1.21%
Uninsured
66.1%
Employer Coverage
23.8%
Medicaid
2.55%
Medicare
4.57%
Non-Group
1.75%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Collings Lakes, NJ declined by 61.3% from 3.13% to 1.21%.

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