How long do people stay in their homes in Packanack Lake, NJ?

Name: How long people stay in Packanack Lake, NJ, 2020–2024
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13.7% (±4.4 points) of households in Packanack Lake, NJ moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

48.4% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 13.7% (±4.4 points)
Since before 2000: 48.4%

When households in Packanack Lake moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Packanack Lake	Passaic County	New Jersey	United States
2023 or later	2.8% (±2.2 points)	2.8%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	10.9% (±3.8 points)	16.2%	17.6%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	19.3% (±5.2 points)	42.0%	39.0%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	18.5% (±5.8 points)	19.5%	18.0%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	20.3% (±5.8 points)	9.5%	10.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	28.1% (±6.3 points)	10.1%	11.1%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Packanack Lake, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is lower than in Passaic County (19.0%).

It is also lower than in New Jersey (21.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Packanack Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Packanack Lake
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Packanack Lake	—	13.7% (±4.4 points)	—
Preakness	1.6 mi	23.3% (±4.8 points)	Higher
Lincoln Park Borough	2.7 mi	14.6% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Pequannock Township	3.1 mi	14.0% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Totowa Borough	3.1 mi	19.0% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Pompton Plains	3.3 mi	14.8% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Haledon Borough	3.5 mi	25.8% (±7.5 points)	Higher
Singac	3.8 mi	12.1% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
North Haledon Borough	4.1 mi	15.5% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Preakness, NJ (23.3%), Haledon Borough, NJ (25.8%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 across Passaic County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Upper Greenwood Lake	26.6% (±9.0 points)
2	Preakness	23.3% (±4.8 points)
3	Macopin	21.4% (±11.4 points)
4	Hewitt	15.2% (±8.3 points)
5	Great Notch	13.9% (±5.7 points)
6	Packanack Lake	13.7% (±4.4 points)
7	Newfoundland	12.4% (±10.8 points)
8	Singac	12.1% (±6.2 points)
9	Pines Lake	7.0% (±3.7 points)

Packanack Lake is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Wayne Township, whose figures include it.

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 Packanack Lake

How often do people move in Packanack Lake?

13.7% of households in Packanack Lake, NJ moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Packanack Lake have?

48.4% of households in Packanack Lake have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Packanack Lake CDP, New Jersey

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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