CITY · 1990 CENSUS

White Meadow Lake

New Jersey · 8,002 residents · 3.60 sq mi

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White Meadow Lake is home to 8,002 people in New Jersey. 95% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $1,001 a month at the median. The median household earns $61,914, about 105% above the national median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 41% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $176,200.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

41% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,002

−12%vs 2000

vs 9,052 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

33.9

−6%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.60 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(641)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(635)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(498)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(494)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(458)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.2%(1,459)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.2%(1,537)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.3%(981)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(741)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.6%(367)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842%(159)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(32)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$61,914

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $83,708 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$22,104

−32%vs 2000

vs $32,596 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

1.2%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$176,200

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $194,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$1,001

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,106 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

95.0%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.8% in 2000

5.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.9%(7,957)

Black1.6%(142)

Hispanic / Latino4.7%(426)

Asian4.7%(425)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.5%(7,560)

Black1.5%(120)

Hispanic / Latino3%(241)

Asian3.6%(286)

Other0.4%(36)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican7.1%(627)

Dominican1.8%(155)

Cuban1.6%(140)

South American1.4%(122)

Mexican1.2%(110)

Colombian0.8%(72)

Peruvian0.6%(50)

Central American0.4%(39)

Costa Rican0.3%(29)

Spaniard0.2%(19)

Guatemalan0.1%(10)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2%(175)

Filipino1.1%(98)

Chinese0.6%(54)

Japanese0.3%(30)

Korean0.3%(28)

Taiwanese0.3%(27)

Burmese0.2%(17)

Vietnamese0.1%(6)

Ancestry

Italian26.9%(2,382)

Irish17.8%(1,578)

Polish14.7%(1,299)

German12.8%(1,130)

Swedish7.4%(652)

English7.2%(633)

American2.5%(220)

Dutch2.4%(214)

Russian2.2%(196)

Hungarian1.2%(105)

French1.1%(97)

Scottish1.1%(95)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Austrian0.9%(83)

Lithuanian0.8%(71)

Romanian0.6%(57)

Norwegian0.6%(54)

Czech0.6%(51)

Arab0.4%(35)

Portuguese0.4%(34)

British0.3%(30)

Brazilian0.3%(29)

Canadian0.3%(29)

West Indian0.3%(28)

Jamaican0.3%(28)

Syrian0.3%(26)

Swiss0.3%(26)

Croatian0.3%(24)

Greek0.3%(24)

Slovak0.3%(24)

Welsh0.2%(22)

Armenian0.1%(13)

Belgian0.1%(13)

Subsaharan African0.1%(12)

Danish0.1%(11)

French Canadian0.1%(9)

Latvian0.1%(6)

Israeli0.1%(5)

Ukrainian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest German population · Largest Swedish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

41.3%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 41.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

92.9%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 95.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

11.6%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.3 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 21.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married31.1%(1,143)

Married59.6%(2,192)

Widowed1.4%(50)

Divorced8%(295)

Women 15+

Never married24.7%(826)

Married63%(2,109)

Widowed4.8%(160)

Divorced7.6%(253)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.8%

−2.4 ptssince 2013

from 4.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

84.2%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 81.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.3%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.6%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

5.3%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.5%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 0.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

90.5%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 91.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

16.1%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)8.5%(11)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.5%(11)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era63.1%(82)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War13.8%(18)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 130 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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