Leisure Village, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
5,751
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
57.6
4.92% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
42.2%
7.62% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$44,542
4.3% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$145,800
14.8% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,917
10.8% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Leisure Village, 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.

87.6% of the residents in Leisure Village, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Leisure Village, NJ was $145,800, and the homeownership rate was 65.4%.

Most people in Leisure Village, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Leisure Village, NJ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Leisure Village, NJ is home to a population of 5.75k people, from which 87.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 19.7% of Leisure Village, NJ residents were born outside of the country (1.13k people).

In 2024, there were 3.85 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.41k people) in Leisure Village, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 887 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 744 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.6%
2024 Citizenship
88.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.6% of Leisure Village, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Leisure Village, NJ was 88.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Leisure Village, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.41k ± 810
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    887 ± 377
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    744 ± 453
36.8%
Hispanic Population
2.12k people

In 2024, there were 3.85 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.41k people) in Leisure Village, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 887 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 744 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

36.8% of the people in Leisure Village, NJ are hispanic (2.12k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Leisure Village, 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

19.7%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.13k people
16%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.01k people

As of 2024, 19.7% of Leisure Village, NJ residents (1.13k 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 Leisure Village, NJ was 16%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    89 ± 75
  2. Korea
    33 ± 40
  3. World War II
    16 ± 26

Leisure Village, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.7 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Leisure Village, NJ employs 1.92k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Leisure Village, NJ were Health Care & Social Assistance (376 people), Transportation & Warehousing (284 people), and Retail Trade (218 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,611), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($53,277), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($47,202).

Employment

Occupations

1.92k
2024 Value
± 499
−10.8%
1 Year decline
± 40%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Leisure Village, NJ declined at a rate of −10.8%, from 2.15k employees to 1.92k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Leisure Village, NJ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (353 people), Transportation Occupations (188 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (166 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Leisure Village, 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

1.92k
2024 Value
± 499
−10.8%
1 Year decline
± 40%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Leisure Village, NJ declined at a rate of −10.8%, from 2.15k employees to 1.92k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Leisure Village, NJ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (376 people), Transportation & Warehousing (284 people), and Retail Trade (218 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Leisure Village, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Leisure Village, 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

$46,080
Median earning men ± $10,025
$24,593
Median earning women ± $17,105

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($54,493), Retail Trade ($48,357), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($28,816).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($35,849), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,221), and Retail Trade ($31,071).

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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%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Leisure Village, NJ was $145,800 in 2024, which is 0.438 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $127,000 to $145,800, a 14.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Leisure Village, NJ is 65.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Leisure Village, NJ have an average commute time of 32.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Leisure Village, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$145,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$12,589
$1,700
Median Property Taxes
±$306

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 Leisure Village, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

65.4%
Homeownership
2024
54.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 65.4% of the housing units in Leisure Village, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.3%.

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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.
$44,542
Median Household Income
± $8,253
2.6k
Number of Households
± 464

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.6k households in Leisure Village, NJ grew to $44,542 from the previous year's value of $42,705.

The following chart displays the households in Leisure Village, 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Leisure Village, 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 (53.2%)
  2. Carpooled (26.5%)
  3. Worked At Home (18.2%)

In 2024, 53.2% of workers in Leisure Village, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (26.5%) and those who worked at home (18.2%).

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

32.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Leisure Village, NJ have a longer commute time (32.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 10.8% of the workforce in Leisure Village, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Leisure Village, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Leisure Village, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

42.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Leisure Village, NJ (2.39k out of 5.67k 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Leisure Village, NJ is Hispanic, followed by White 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.

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Health

86% of the population of Leisure Village, NJ has health coverage, with 16% on employee plans, 28.6% on Medicaid, 26% on Medicare, 14.5% on non-group plans, and 0.846% 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, 37.9% were men and 62.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.7% under 18 years, 18.7% between 18 and 34 years, 26.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 35.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 37.9% were men and 62.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

14%
Uninsured
16%
Employer Coverage
28.6%
Medicaid
26%
Medicare
14.5%
Non-Group
0.846%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Leisure Village, NJ grew by 8.05% from 13% to 14%.

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