Moving to Spring Lake, New Jersey
Population: 3,567. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,506 (-1.7% change)
Males: 1,650 (46.3%), Females: 1,917 (53.7%)
Monmouth County
Demographics
Median resident age: 47.7 years
Median household income: $89,885
Median house value: $638,200
Population by Race
Races in Spring Lake:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: Irish (50.7%), Italian (20.8%), German (19.5%), English (7.2%), Polish (5.8%), Dutch (3.0%).
Elevation: 25 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Spring Lake
- High school or higher: 96.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 59.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 26.6%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 35.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Spring Lake borough
- Never married: 20.1%
- Now married: 62.4%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 5.7%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +42 (+1.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Spring Lake:
- JERSEY SHORE MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; NEPTUNE, NJ)
- SHORE REHABILITATION INSTITUTE (about 6 miles; POINT PLEASANT, NJ)
- MEDICAL CENTER OF OCEAN COUNTY,THE (about 8 miles; BRICK, NJ)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Spring Lake:
- LAKEHURST NAES /MAXFIELD FIELD (about 24 miles; LAKEHURST, NJ; Abbreviation: NEL)
- JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (about 38 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JFK)
- PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 38 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Spring Lake:
- MONMOUTH EXECUTIVE (about 7 miles; BELMAR/FARMINGDALE, NJ; Abbreviation: BLM)
- LAKEWOOD (about 12 miles; LAKEWOOD, NJ; Abbreviation: N12)
- OLD BRIDGE (about 24 miles; OLD BRIDGE, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N6)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Spring Lake:
- MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,613)
- BETH MEDRASH GOVOHA (about 14 miles; LAKEWOOD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,823)
- BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; LINCROFT, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,533)
- OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,651)
- CUNY KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; BROOKLYN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 9,902)
- CUNY COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND (about 33 miles; STATEN ISLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 8,135)
- MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; EDISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,739)
Public primary/middle school in Spring Lake:
- H W MOUNTZ ELEM (Students: 296; Location: 411 TUTTLE AVENUE; Grades: KG – 08)
Private primary/middle school in Spring Lake:
- ST CATHARINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 610; Location: 2ND AND SALEM AVES; Grades: KG – 8)
Libraries
Library in Spring Lake:
- SPRING LAKE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $102,638; Location: 1501 THIRD AVENUE; 19,504 books; 546 audio materials; 604 video materials; 50 serial subscriptions)