Country Lake Estates, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
5,055
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
35.3
3.55% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
4.21%
4.19% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$127,643
2.41% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$249,100
10.2% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,086
10.6% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Country Lake Estates, 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.

99.7% of the residents in Country Lake Estates, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Country Lake Estates, NJ was $249,100, and the homeownership rate was 85.1%.

Most people in Country Lake Estates, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Country Lake Estates, NJ was 4 cars per household.

United StatesNew JerseyBurlington County, NJPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDBurlington County (South & East) PUMA, NJ

Population & Diversity

Country Lake Estates, NJ is home to a population of 5.06k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 5% of Country Lake Estates, NJ residents were born outside of the country (253 people).

In 2024, there were 3.19 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.99k people) in Country Lake Estates, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 938 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 495 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%
2024 Citizenship
99.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.7% of Country Lake Estates, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Country Lake Estates, NJ was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Country Lake Estates, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.99k ± 721
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    938 ± 744
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    495 ± 262
9.08%
Hispanic Population
459 people

In 2024, there were 3.19 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.99k people) in Country Lake Estates, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 938 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 495 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

9.08% of the people in Country Lake Estates, NJ are hispanic (459 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Country Lake Estates, NJ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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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

5%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
253 people
2.94%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
138 people

As of 2024, 5% of Country Lake Estates, NJ residents (253 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 Country Lake Estates, NJ was 2.94%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    158 ± 112
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    115 ± 99
  3. Vietnam
    81 ± 69

Country Lake Estates, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.37 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Country Lake Estates, NJ employs 3.09k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Country Lake Estates, NJ were Retail Trade (747 people), Educational Services (526 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (431 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($98,750), Health Care & Social Assistance ($86,630), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($85,997).

Employment

Occupations

3.09k
2024 Value
± 666
10.6%
1 Year growth
± 27.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Country Lake Estates, NJ grew at a rate of 10.6%, from 2.79k employees to 3.09k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Country Lake Estates, NJ, are Material Moving Occupations (662 people), Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (267 people), and Transportation Occupations (229 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Country Lake Estates, 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

3.09k
2024 Value
± 666
10.6%
1 Year growth
± 27.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Country Lake Estates, NJ grew at a rate of 10.6%, from 2.79k employees to 3.09k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Country Lake Estates, NJ, are Retail Trade (747 people), Educational Services (526 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (431 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Country Lake Estates, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Country Lake Estates, 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

$62,163
Median earning men ± $20,781
$31,422
Median earning women ± $4,402

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($99,044), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($86,582), and Public Administration ($77,679).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($71,875), Public Administration ($51,371), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($43,448).

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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 Country Lake Estates, NJ was $249,100 in 2024, which is 0.749 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $226,000 to $249,100, a 10.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Country Lake Estates, NJ is 85.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Country Lake Estates, NJ have an average commute time of 31.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Country Lake Estates, NJ is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$249,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$23,318
$1,312
Median Property Taxes
±$328

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 Country Lake Estates, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

85.1%
Homeownership
2024
59%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 85.1% of the housing units in Country Lake Estates, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 93.2%.

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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.
$127,643
Median Household Income
± $29,099
1.54k
Number of Households
± 392

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.54k households in Country Lake Estates, NJ grew to $127,643 from the previous year's value of $124,636.

The following chart displays the households in Country Lake Estates, 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 $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Country Lake Estates, 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 (69.4%)
  2. Carpooled (17.6%)
  3. Walked (7.32%)

In 2024, 69.4% of workers in Country Lake Estates, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.6%) and those who walked to work (7.32%).

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

31.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Country Lake Estates, NJ have a longer commute time (31.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.26% of the workforce in Country Lake Estates, 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 Country Lake Estates, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Country Lake Estates, NJ have 4 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.21% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Country Lake Estates, NJ (212 out of 5.03k 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 Males 75+, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 45 - 54.

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

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

96% of the population of Country Lake Estates, NJ has health coverage, with 63.4% on employee plans, 12.7% on Medicaid, 6.72% on Medicare, 9.68% on non-group plans, and 3.57% 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, 45.5% were men and 54.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.6% under 18 years, 27.9% between 18 and 34 years, 41.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.5% were men and 54.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.95%
Uninsured
63.4%
Employer Coverage
12.7%
Medicaid
6.72%
Medicare
9.68%
Non-Group
3.57%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Country Lake Estates, NJ grew by 37.2% from 2.88% to 3.95%.

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