Collings Lakes, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,988
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
41.8
27.1% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
3.72%
73.2% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$113,061
30.9% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$217,200
11.7% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,223
65.3% 1-year growth

About

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.

98.3% of the residents in Collings Lakes, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Collings Lakes, NJ was $217,200, and the homeownership rate was 100%.

Most people in Collings Lakes, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 42.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Collings Lakes, NJ was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Collings Lakes, NJ is home to a population of 1.99k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.71% of Collings Lakes, NJ residents were born outside of the country (34 people).

In 2024, there were 6.92 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.42k people) in Collings Lakes, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 205 Other (Hispanic) and 172 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.3%
2024 Citizenship
99.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.3% of Collings Lakes, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, 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)
    1.42k ± 520
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    205 ± 234
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    172 ± 212
20%
Hispanic Population
398 people

In 2024, there were 6.92 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.42k people) in Collings Lakes, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 205 Other (Hispanic) and 172 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

20% of the people in Collings Lakes, NJ are hispanic (398 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Collings Lakes, NJ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    273,706 ± 12,653 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    205,965 ± 11,018 people
  3. Mexico
    107,667 ± 8,009 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,706 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 205,965 and Mexico with 107,667.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.71%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
34 people
0.403%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
6 people

As of 2024, 1.71% of Collings Lakes, NJ residents (34 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Collings Lakes, NJ was 0.403%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    84 ± 133
  2. Vietnam
    50 ± 68
  3. Korea
    47 ± 70

Collings Lakes, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.68 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Collings Lakes, NJ employs 1.22k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Collings Lakes, NJ were Construction (328 people), Retail Trade (206 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (141 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($84,092), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($83,132), and Retail Trade ($75,877).

Employment

Occupations

1.22k
2024 Value
± 353
65.3%
1 Year growth
± 27.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Collings Lakes, NJ grew at a rate of 65.3%, from 740 employees to 1.22k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Collings Lakes, NJ, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (311 people), Management Occupations (155 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (103 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

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.22k
2024 Value
± 353
65.3%
1 Year growth
± 27.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Collings Lakes, NJ grew at a rate of 65.3%, from 740 employees to 1.22k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Collings Lakes, NJ, are Construction (328 people), Retail Trade (206 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (141 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

$55,450
Median earning men ± $2,681
$56,434
Median earning women ± $38,473

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($55,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($82,789), Retail Trade ($76,039), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($7,111).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.
Y-Axis
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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Housing & Living

The median property value in Collings Lakes, NJ was $217,200 in 2024, which is 0.653 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $194,500 to $217,200, a 11.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Collings Lakes, NJ is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Collings Lakes, NJ have an average commute time of 42.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Collings Lakes, NJ is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$217,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$37,563
$739
Median Property Taxes
±$226

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.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Collings Lakes, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

100%
Homeownership
2024
62.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 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

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$113,061
Median Household Income
± $25,779
739
Number of Households
± 287

In 2024, the median household income of the 739 households in Collings Lakes, NJ grew to $113,061 from the previous year's value of $86,359.

The following chart displays the households in Collings Lakes, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Collings Lakes, NJ is from New Jersey.
0.486
2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey
0.489
2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2023, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.709% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76.3%)
  2. Carpooled (16.8%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.5%)

In 2024, 76.3% of workers in Collings Lakes, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16.8%) and those who worked at home (4.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

42.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Collings Lakes, NJ have a longer commute time (42.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 16.4% of the workforce in Collings Lakes, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 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 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.72% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Collings Lakes, NJ (74 out of 1.99k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 55 - 64.

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

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

98.5% of the population of Collings Lakes, NJ has health coverage, with 72.9% on employee plans, 3.67% on Medicaid, 10.1% on Medicare, 9.15% on non-group plans, and 2.67% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.7% were men and 48.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 11.5% under 18 years, 33.9% between 18 and 34 years, 41.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.7% were men and 48.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

1.51%
Uninsured
72.9%
Employer Coverage
3.67%
Medicaid
10.1%
Medicare
9.15%
Non-Group
2.67%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Collings Lakes, NJ grew by 24.8% from 1.21% to 1.51%.

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