Demographics of Packanack Lake CDP, New Jersey

Packanack Lake CDP, New Jersey had 6,321 ±555 people in the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024. The Census Bureau’s yearly estimates do not cover it: they count incorporated places and towns, not census-designated places. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Packanack Lake CDP, in four figures

6,321 ±555
Population: ACS 2020–⁠2024. The Bureau publishes no yearly estimate for a census-designated place.; 249th
Among New Jersey's places: Of 295 of 5,000 or more, by the survey's count.; 41.3 ±3.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $213,103 ±$36,253
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.3 ±3.9: for men 40.0 ±4.0 and for women 43.2 ±3.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Packanack Lake CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	271 ±117	4.3% ±1.8	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,253 ±267	19.8% ±3.8	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	429 ±138	6.8% ±2.1	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,451 ±254	23.0% ±3.5	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,816 ±278	28.7% ±3.6	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,101 ±186	17.4% ±2.5	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $213,103 ±$36,253, and income per person $76,600 ±$9,562, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,556 ±$513 in New Jersey and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Packanack Lake CDP by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	0 to 64	0% to 3.2%	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	15 to 113	0.8% to 5.7%	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	0 to 118	< 0.1% to 5.9%	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	221 ±87	11.1% ±4.3	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	315 ±105	15.9% ±5.1	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	273 ±109	13.7% ±5.4	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,024 ±152	51.6% ±6.4	21.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Packanack Lake CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	20 to 180	0.3% to 2.8%	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 77	0% to 5.1%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1 to 109	< 0.1% to 3.5%	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 52	0% to 3.0%	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Packanack Lake CDP, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Packanack Lake CDP	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	1,986 ±159	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	100.0% ±<0.1	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 1.0%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	96.1% ±3.5	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	0.8% to 6.9%	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$601,000 ±$24,484	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	At the edge of the top or bottom interval	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1955 ±3	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Packanack Lake CDP by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	654 ±190	10.3% ±2.9	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,814 ±468	76.2% ±3.2	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 92	0% to 1.5%	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	107 to 699	1.7% to 11.0%	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 642	0% to 10.1%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 291	0% to 4.6%	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Packanack Lake CDP by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	4,633 ±585	73.3% ±6.7	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	928 ±202	14.7% ±2.9	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	10 to 122	0.2% to 1.9%	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	694 ±273	11.0% ±4.2	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	440 ±175	7.0% ±2.7	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	26 to 482	0.4% to 7.6%	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Packanack Lake CDP among the places of New Jersey

249th of 295 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Places of New Jersey near Packanack Lake CDP in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Finderne CDP	6,489 ±936
Watchung borough	6,485 ±27
Mays Landing CDP	6,406 ±979
Belle Mead CDP	6,394 ±962
Carlstadt borough	6,378 ±14
Packanack Lake CDP	6,321 ±555
Prospect Park borough	6,319 ±21
Morris Plains borough	6,315 ±27
Yardville CDP	6,301 ±612
Roseland borough	6,268 ±19
Paulsboro borough	6,248 ±15

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places by median household income
No. 1 Places in New Jersey by homeownership rate
No. 1 Places in New Jersey by median household income
No. 3 Places by homeownership rate
No. 19 Places in New Jersey by per capita income
No. 23 Places in New Jersey by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026