Laurel Lake, NJ population, income and ZIP codes

Laurel Lake CDP is a small town in New Jersey, with 2,514 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #421 of 700 ranked by population — larger than 39% of them. The median age here is 44.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Laurel Lake CDP earn a median of $51,633 a year, 34.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 52% below the $106,926 median for the 543 New Jersey cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 16.9% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Laurel Lake CDP is valued at $138,100, 54.5% below the national figure and 67% below the $412,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,171 a month, 16.7% below the national figure, or roughly $14,052 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 27.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 78.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.