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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lakehurst is $22,680, which is much lower than the state average of $36,359 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Lakehurst median household income is $60,431, which has grown by 38.71% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 30.67% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lakehurst residents spend 21.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 31.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #489

Lakehurst, NJ	22,680 USD
New Jersey	36,359 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lakehurst, NJ	30,955 USD
New Jersey	39,546 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lakehurst, NJ	37,568 USD
New Jersey	47,106 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lakehurst, NJ	26,353 USD
New Jersey	32,292 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #395

Lakehurst, NJ	60,431 USD
New Jersey	72,062 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lakehurst, NJ	69,970 USD
New Jersey	98,286 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #158

Lakehurst, NJ	38.71%
New Jersey	30.67%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lakehurst, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.13%	$5,116, see rank	24.72%	$16,682	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.00%	$16,355, see rank	29.18%	$19,213	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	7.45%	$8,694, see rank	2.81%	$4,209	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.58%	$19,961, see rank	17.41%	$26,347	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lakehurst, NJ	65,417 USD
New Jersey	87,999 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lakehurst, NJ	76,366 USD
New Jersey	114,618 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lakehurst, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$62,026, see rank	$77,446	$56,900
Black	$78,393, see rank	$46,640	$35,600
Hispanic	$53,750, see rank	$49,097	$42,396
Asian	$60,000, see rank	$103,101	$73,244
One Race, Other	$32,763, see rank	$45,137	$40,300

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lakehurst, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
less than 25	$22,206, see rank	$32,789	$25,788
25 to 44	$53,676, see rank	$77,813	$58,398
45 to 64	$74,886, see rank	$88,136	$65,027
65 or over	$61,705, see rank	$44,740	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lakehurst, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,978, see rank	7,080,181	248,775,628
Male¹	995, 50.30%, see rank	48.17%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	716, 71.96%, see rank	72.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	26, 2.61%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	690, 69.35%, see rank	72.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	579, 83.91%, see rank	90.25%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	111, 16.09%, see rank	9.75%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	279, 28.04%, see rank	27.70%	30.72%
Female¹	983, 49.70%, see rank	51.83%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	665, 67.65%, see rank	60.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	25, 2.54%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	640, 65.11%, see rank	60.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	572, 89.38%, see rank	90.43%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	68, 10.63%, see rank	9.57%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	318, 32.35%, see rank	39.25%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lakehurst, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,191, 100%	4,144,855	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,015, 85.22%, see rank	71.91%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	94, 7.89%, see rank	8.31%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.92%	5.06%
Walked	33, 2.77%, see rank	3.03%	2.78%
Other Means	10, 0.84%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	39, 3.27%, see rank	3.94%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lakehurst, NJ	21.8 minutes
New Jersey	31.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lakehurst, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,151	4,235,089	143,435,233
Male¹	579, 50.30%, see rank	52.43%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	160, 27.63%, see rank	38.00%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	98, 16.93%, see rank	14.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	80, 13.82%, see rank	18.56%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	44, 7.60%, see rank	8.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	148, 25.56%, see rank	15.13%	17.94%
Female¹	572, 49.70%, see rank	47.57%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	203, 35.49%, see rank	43.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	165, 28.85%, see rank	18.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	166, 29.02%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	38, 6.64%, see rank	5.12%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lakehurst, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,151, 100%	4,235,089	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	1.96%
Construction	54, 4.69%, see rank	5.57%	6.17%
Manufacturing	100, 8.69%, see rank	8.65%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	58, 5.04%, see rank	3.43%	2.75%
Retail Trade	109, 9.47%, see rank	11.20%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	95, 8.25%, see rank	5.72%	4.93%
Information	20, 1.74%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	23, 2.00%, see rank	8.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	103, 8.95%, see rank	12.77%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	293, 25.46%, see rank	23.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	96, 8.34%, see rank	8.28%	9.49%
Public Administration	149, 12.95%, see rank	4.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	51, 4.43%, see rank	4.50%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lakehurst, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	304	11.37%, see rank	10.74%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	43	6.70%, see rank	8.14%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.