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Population (year 2000): 36,065
Males: 18,176 (50.4%), Females: 17,889 (49.6%)
Ocean County
Median resident age: 23.1 years
Median household income: $30,769 (year 2000)
Median house value: $132,000 (year 2000)
Races in Lakewood:
- White Non-Hispanic (68.3%)
- Hispanic (17.7%)
- Black (12.2%)
- Other race (5.6%)
- Two or more races (3.4%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (6.1%), Polish (5.6%),
Italian (3.6%), German (3.4%), Irish (3.3%), Hungarian (2.5%).
Elevation: 91 feet
Land area: 7.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lakewood
- High school or higher: 74.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.4%
- Unemployed: 8.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lakewood CDP
- Never married: 27.9%
- Now married: 57.9%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 5.8%
15.7% Foreign born (8.5% Latin America, 5.0%
Europe, 1.8% Asia).
Hospital/medical center in Lakewood:
- KIMBALL MEDICAL CENTER (600 RIVER AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Lakewood:
- SHORELINE BEHAVIORAL CENTER (about 7 miles; TOMS
RIVER, NJ)
- MEDICAL CENTER OF OCEAN COUNTY,THE (about 8 miles;
BRICK, NJ)
- COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; TOMS
RIVER, NJ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lakewood:
- LAKEHURST NAES /MAXFIELD FIELD (about 11 miles;
LAKEHURST, NJ; ID: NEL)
- MC GUIRE AFB (about 27 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; ID:
WRI)
- NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 41 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID:
EWR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lakewood:
- LAKEWOOD (about 4 miles; LAKEWOOD, NJ; ID: N12)
- MONMOUTH EXECUTIVE (about 10 miles;
BELMAR/FARMINGDALE, NJ; ID: BLM)
- ROBERT J. MILLER AIR PARK (about 14 miles; TOMS
RIVER, NJ; ID: MJX)
Colleges/Universities in Lakewood:
- BETH MEDRASH GOVOHA (Full-time enrollment:
2,823; Location: 617 6TH ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Offers Master's degree)
- GEORGIAN COURT COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 1,664;
Location: 900 LAKEWOOD AVE; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.georgian.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- STAR TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (FT enrollment: 46;
Location: 1255 RT 70; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Lakewood:
- OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ;
Full-time enrollment: 4,651)
- BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles;
LINCROFT, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,533)
- MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; WEST LONG
BRANCH, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,613)
- MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; EDISON,
NJ; FT enrollment: 6,739)
- MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles;
West Windsor, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,445)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 31 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK,
NJ; FT enrollment: 2,897)
- RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (about 32 miles;
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; FT enrollment: 30,649)
Public high school in Lakewood:
- LAKEWOOD HIGH (Students: 1,389; Location: 855
SOMERSET AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Lakewood:
- YESHIVA KETANAH OF LKWD (Students: 450;
Location: 654 EIGHTH STREET; Grades: KG - 12; Boys only)
- CALVARY ACADEMY (Students: 359; Location:
1133 EAST COUNTY LINE RD; Grades: KG - 12)
- BAIS KAILA TORAH PREPARATORY H (Students:
214; Location: PO BOX 952; Grades: 9 - 12; Girls only)
- NJ CENTER FOR JUDAIDC STUDY (Students: 80;
Location: 801 KENNEDY BLVD; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys only)
- YESHIVA OHR CHODOSH (Students: 79; Location:
440 NINTH STREET; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys only)
- MESIVTA PE'ER HATORAH (Students: 70;
Location: 501 PROSPECT ST; Grades: 9 - 12; Girls only)
- YESHIVA BAIS AHARON (Students: 40; Location:
1430 14TH STREET; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys only)
Public primary/middle schools in Lakewood:
- OAK STREET ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 968;
Location: 75 OAK STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- ELLA G CLARKE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 939;
Location: 455 MANETTA AVENUE; Grades: PK - 06)
- CLIFTON AVE GRADE SCH (Students: 781;
Location: 625 CLIFTON AVENUE; Grades: KG - 06)
- LAKEWOOD MIDDLE (Students: 768; Location: 755
SOMERSET AVENUE; Grades: 07 - 08)
- SPRUCE ST ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 614;
Location: 90 SPRUCE STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- MERDIAN ACAD-LAKEWOOD (Students: 34;
Location: 1501 OBERLIN AVENUE NORTH; Grades: UG - UG)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Lakewood:
- LAKEWOOD CHEDER SCHOOL (Students: 912;
Location: 901 MADISON AVE PO BOX 838; Grades: KG - 8;
Boys only)
- HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL PREK-8 (Students: 843;
Location: 1141 E. COUNTY LINE RD; Grades: PK - 8)
- YESHIVA K'TANA (Students: 406; Location: 213
LEXINGTON AVE.; Grades: KG - 11; Boys only)
- BNOS YISROEL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS (Students: 397;
Location: 100 NINTH STREET; Grades: PK - 8; Girls only)
- YESHIVA TIFERES TORAH (Students: 396;
Location: PO BOX 420; Grades: PK - 8; Boys only)
- TASHBAR OF LAKEWOOD (Students: 302; Location:
655 PRINCETON AVE; Grades: KG - 8; Boys only)
- BAIS ROCHEL (Students: 273; Location: 115
CAREY STREET; Grades: PK - 8; Girls only)
- UNITED TALMUDICAL ACADEMY (Students: 225;
Location: 225 HUDSON STREET; Grades: KG - 8; Boys only)
- AHAVATH TORAH (Students: 161; Location: 420
SECOND STREET; Grades: KG - 8; Girls only)
- TALMUD TORAH OF LAKEWOOD (Students: 139;
Location: 219 SECOND STS; Grades: KG - 6; Boys only)
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