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None of the households in Laurel Lake, 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.
99.2% of the residents in Laurel Lake, NJ are U.S. citizens.
In 2024, the median property value in Laurel Lake, NJ was $156,800, and the homeownership rate was 72.8%.
Most people in Laurel Lake, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27 minutes. The average car ownership in Laurel Lake, NJ was 3 cars per household.
Laurel Lake, NJ is home to a population of 2.64k people, from which 99.2% are citizens.
As of 2024, 1.25% of Laurel Lake, NJ residents were born outside of the country (33 people).
In 2024, there were 17.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.16k people) in Laurel Lake, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 123 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 105 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
As of 2024, 99.2% of Laurel Lake, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Laurel Lake, NJ was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Laurel Lake, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2024, there were 17.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.16k people) in Laurel Lake, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 123 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 105 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
8.82% of the people in Laurel Lake, NJ are hispanic (233 people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Laurel Lake, NJ as a share of the total population.
In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 279,408 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 210,288 and Mexico with 108,737.
As of 2024, 1.25% of Laurel Lake, NJ residents (33 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 Laurel Lake, NJ was 0.875%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Laurel Lake, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
Laurel Lake, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.53 times greater than any other conflict.
The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Laurel Lake, NJ.
97.6% of the population of Laurel Lake, NJ has health coverage, with 38.5% on employee plans, 35.1% on Medicaid, 13.4% on Medicare, 10.5% on non-group plans, and 0% 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, 45.9% were men and 54.1% were women.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.7% under 18 years, 22.6% between 18 and 34 years, 37.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.2% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.9% were men and 54.1% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Laurel Lake, NJ grew by 64.7% from 1.47% to 2.42%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Laurel Lake, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
The economy of Laurel Lake, NJ employs 1.13k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Laurel Lake, NJ were Construction (169 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (154 people), and Educational Services (148 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($52,359), Construction ($52,148), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($51,045).
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Laurel Lake, NJ grew at a rate of 8.1%, from 1.05k employees to 1.13k employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Laurel Lake, NJ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (166 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (156 people), and Management Occupations (108 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Laurel Lake, NJ.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Jersey (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Laurel Lake, NJ grew at a rate of 8.1%, from 1.05k employees to 1.13k employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Laurel Lake, NJ, are Construction (169 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (154 people), and Educational Services (148 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Laurel Lake, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Laurel Lake, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($51,563), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($51,352), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($35,188).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($34,830), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($28,807), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($27,803).
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Kamala Harris with 52% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Jill Stein (0.914%).
Cory Booker and Andy Kim are the senators currently representing the state of New Jersey. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
New Jersey is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Kamala Harris with 52% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Jill Stein (0.914%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in New Jersey for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.
Cory Booker and Andy Kim are the senators currently representing New Jersey.
In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
The following chart shows elected senators in New Jersey over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
The median property value in Laurel Lake, NJ was $156,800 in 2024, which is 0.471 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $138,100 to $156,800, a 13.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Laurel Lake, NJ is 72.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.
People in Laurel Lake, NJ have an average commute time of 27 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Laurel Lake, NJ is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.
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 Laurel Lake, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Laurel Lake, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2024, 72.8% of the housing units in Laurel Lake, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.6%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Laurel Lake, NJ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
In 2024, the median household income of the 1.14k households in Laurel Lake, NJ grew to $55,574 from the previous year's value of $51,633.
The following chart displays the households in Laurel Lake, 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 $50k - $60k range.
In 2024, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.482 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.733% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in New Jersey across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2024, 75.2% of workers in Laurel Lake, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (19.9%) and those who worked at home (3.49%).
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.
Using averages, employees in Laurel Lake, NJ have a longer commute time (27 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.67% of the workforce in Laurel Lake, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Laurel Lake, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Laurel Lake, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Laurel Lake, NJ have 3 cars.
22.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Laurel Lake, NJ (601 out of 2.64k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 25 - 34.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Laurel Lake, NJ is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.
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.
Social Needs
In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).
The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.