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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Packanack Lake, NJ compare?
| Figure | Packanack Lake, NJ |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | no yearly estimate (census-designated place) |
| Change since April 2020 | – |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 6,261 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 3,366 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | – |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 2.8 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 19.7% |
| Measure | Packanack Lake, NJ |
|---|---|
| Total population | 6,321±555 |
| Median age | 41.3±3.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 10.3%±2.9 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 76.2%±8.0 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 0.6%±0.9 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 6.4%±4.6 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 11.0%±4.2 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 63.6%±6.2 pts |
| Median household income | $213,103±$36,253 |
| Per capita income | $76,600±$9,562 |
| People below the poverty line | 1.6%±1.3 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5%±2.2 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $601,000±$24,484 |
| Median gross rent | $3,500 or more |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 0.0%±43.6 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 96.1%±3.1 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 0.0%±2.2 pts |
| Worked from home | 31.6%±7.5 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 58.6%±7.8 pts |
| Public transportation | 4.7%±2.7 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 27.8 min±3.4 |
| No health insurance coverage | 3.4%±2.4 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov