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Compare Ridgewood to Lakewood

This post compares Ridgewood, New Jersey to Lakewood, New Jersey across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Ridgewood (village) Lakewood (CDP)
Population 25,554 55,135
Income (median) $115,662 $36,306
Home Value (median) $739,300 $425,700
White 79% 91%
Black 1% 2%
Asian 14% 0%
With Kids 47% 69%
Age (median) 41 17
Rentals 23% 65%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Ridgewood or Lakewood?
A: Ridgewood has a much smaller population count than Lakewood: 25554 compared with 55135 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Ridgewood or in Lakewood?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Ridgewood.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Ridgewood or Lakewood?
A: Homes tend to be more expensive in Ridgewood.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Lakewood does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 23% for Ridgewood versus 65% for Lakewood.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Ridgewood may include: Westfield, Summit, and Fair-Lawn.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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