ZIP 08701 · Lakewood
Who lives in ZIP code 08701 (Lakewood, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lakewood, NJ · Ocean County
uszips 2026
People139,149
Median age18.2
Household income$64,959
Home value$493,667
Median rent$1,774/mo
Poverty24.8%
College degree+33.8%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Wider region
- New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
- Metro division
- Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 2,172 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 31,469
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
9.0% are 65 or older; 50.2% are adults.
Household income
33.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,032.
Education (adults 25+)
31.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.4%
- Never married
- 33.3%
- Divorced
- 5.7%
- Widowed
- 4.6%
- Family size
- 5.12
- Dual-income families
- 49.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 51.5%
- Rent burden
- 42.1%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.0%
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 2.0%
- With a disability
- 5.7%
- No health insurance
- 4.5%
- Limited English
- 3.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.