Careers, Jobs and Education Resources for: Lakewood, NJ
Lakewood Township is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township had a total population of 60,352. Lakewood was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 23, 1892, from portions of Brick Township. Portions of Howell Township in Monmouth County were annexed to Lakewood Township in 1929. Lakewood is one of the hubs of Orthodox Judaism and is home to one of the largest yeshivas in the world. The large Orthodox population, comprising nearly half of the township's population, wields considerable political clout in Lakewood Township, commanding a bloc of about 10,000 votes. Lakewood CDP (2000 Census population of 36,065), Leisure Village (1,785) and Leisure Village East (1,594) are census-designated...
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General Information
| Ocean |
County | 60,392 |
Population (as of 2000) |
| New Jersey |
State | 71,546 |
Population (current) |
| 24.6 |
Square Miles of Land | 2.0 |
Average Persons Per Household (as of 2000) |
| 0.3 |
Square Miles of Water | $126,500 |
Average House Value (as of 2000) |
|
| $35,647 |
Average House Income (as of 2000) |
Business Information
| 1,588 |
Number of Businesses (as of 2003) | $199,045,000 |
Total First Quarter Payroll (as of 2003) |
| 25,945 |
Number of Employees (as of 2003) | $868,697,000 |
Total Annual Payroll (as of 2003) |
Gender (as of 2000)
Ethnicity (as of 2000)
Median Ages (as of 2000)
