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None of the households in Medford 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.
100% of the residents in Medford Lakes, NJ are U.S. citizens.
In 2024, the median property value in Medford Lakes, NJ was $402,900, and the homeownership rate was 90%.
Most people in Medford Lakes, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Medford Lakes, NJ was 2 cars per household.
Medford Lakes, NJ is home to a population of 4.3k people, from which 100% are citizens.
As of 2024, 2.37% of Medford Lakes, NJ residents were born outside of the country (102 people).
In 2024, there were 18.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.76k people) in Medford Lakes, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 203 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 125 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
As of 2024, 100% of Medford Lakes, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Medford Lakes, NJ was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Medford Lakes, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2024, there were 18.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.76k people) in Medford Lakes, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 203 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 125 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
3.96% of the people in Medford Lakes, NJ are hispanic (170 people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Medford Lakes, 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, 2.37% of Medford Lakes, NJ residents (102 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 Medford Lakes, NJ was 2.46%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Medford Lakes, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
Medford Lakes, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.86 times greater than any other conflict.
The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Medford Lakes, NJ.
99.4% of the population of Medford Lakes, NJ has health coverage, with 71.8% on employee plans, 4.51% on Medicaid, 14.7% on Medicare, 8.38% 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, 44.3% were men and 55.7% were women.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27% under 18 years, 15% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.1% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.3% were men and 55.7% 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 Medford Lakes, NJ declined by 42.3% from 1.01% to 0.582%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Medford Lakes, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
The economy of Medford Lakes, NJ employs 2.11k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Medford Lakes, NJ were Educational Services (515 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (415 people), and Manufacturing (167 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($153,277), Finance & Insurance ($109,599), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($109,222).
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Medford Lakes, NJ grew at a rate of 3.13%, from 2.04k employees to 2.11k employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Medford Lakes, NJ, are Management Occupations (300 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (259 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (247 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Medford Lakes, 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 Medford Lakes, NJ grew at a rate of 3.13%, from 2.04k employees to 2.11k employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Medford Lakes, NJ, are Educational Services (515 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (415 people), and Manufacturing (167 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Medford Lakes, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Medford Lakes, 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 Wholesale Trade ($180,139), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($156,477), and Manufacturing ($120,208).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($194,821), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,592), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,250).
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 Medford Lakes, NJ was $402,900 in 2024, which is 1.21 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $368,200 to $402,900, a 9.42% increase. The homeownership rate in Medford Lakes, NJ is 90%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.
People in Medford Lakes, NJ have an average commute time of 31.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Medford Lakes, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 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 Medford Lakes, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Medford Lakes, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2024, 90% of the housing units in Medford Lakes, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 91.5%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Medford Lakes, NJ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
In 2024, the median household income of the 1.49k households in Medford Lakes, NJ declined from $141,188 from the previous year's value of $151,190.
The following chart displays the households in Medford 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 $200k+ 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, 79.1% of workers in Medford Lakes, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.4%) and those who carpooled to work (1.42%).
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 Medford Lakes, NJ have a longer commute time (31.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.94% of the workforce in Medford Lakes, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Medford Lakes, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Medford Lakes, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Medford Lakes, NJ have 2 cars.
1.09% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Medford Lakes, NJ (47 out of 4.3k 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 25 - 34 and then Females 75+.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Medford Lakes, NJ is White, followed by Black and Native American.
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.