What kinds of homes are in Lakewood Township, NJ?

Name: Types of homes in Lakewood Township, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Lakewood Township, NJ has 33,812 (±949) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 1,370 homes per square mile of land.

35.5% are detached single-family houses.

9.3% are in buildings of two to four units.

19.0% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 33,812 (±949)
Detached houses: 35.5%
2–4 unit buildings: 9.3%
5+ unit buildings: 19.0%

Homes in Lakewood Township by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Lakewood Township	Ocean County	New Jersey	United States
Single-family, detached	35.5% (±2.4 points)	74.4%	52.6%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	36.1% (±2.3 points)	9.9%	10.0%	6.2%
2 units	5.8% (±1.5 points)	2.9%	8.6%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	3.5% (±1.1 points)	2.5%	6.1%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	3.6% (±1.0 points)	2.2%	4.6%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	4.2% (±1.1 points)	2.2%	4.9%	4.3%
20 or more units	11.2% (±1.4 points)	3.9%	12.3%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.1% (±0.1 points)	2.1%	0.9%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.1 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In Lakewood Township, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is higher than in Ocean County (8.3%).

It is also lower than in New Jersey (21.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Lakewood Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lakewood Township
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Lakewood Township	—	19.0% (±2.0 points)	—
Ramtown	3.6 mi	0.0% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Brick Township	4.8 mi	8.1% (±1.4 points)	Lower
Cedar Glen West	5.3 mi	0.0% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Toms River	5.7 mi	11.4% (±1.5 points)	Lower
Toms River Township	6.0 mi	11.1% (±1.3 points)	Lower
Pine Lake Park	6.1 mi	7.1% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Leisure Knoll	6.3 mi	0.0% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Leisure Village West	6.3 mi	6.6% (±4.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ramtown, NJ (0.0%), Brick Township, NJ (8.1%), Cedar Glen West, NJ (0.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Ocean County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
1	Seaside Heights Borough	23.5% (±6.0 points)
2	Lakewood Township	19.0% (±2.0 points)
3	Beach Haven Borough	14.1% (±3.3 points)
4	Seaside Park Borough	11.2% (±3.5 points)
5	Toms River Township	11.1% (±1.3 points)
6	Point Pleasant Borough	10.6% (±2.6 points)
7	Lavallette Borough	9.6% (±3.8 points)
8	Jackson Township	9.5% (±1.8 points)

Showing 8 of 33 places in Ocean County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Lakewood Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Lakewood, Leisure Village, Leisure Village East.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Lakewood Township

How many homes are in Lakewood Township?

Lakewood Township, NJ has an estimated 33,812 (±949) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Lakewood Township houses or apartments?

35.5% are detached houses and 36.1% attached houses, while 28.3% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Lakewood Township?

9.3% of homes in Lakewood Township are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lakewood township, Ocean County, New Jersey

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Lakewood township, Ocean County, New Jersey (county subdivision:38550, in state:34 county:029).

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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