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Laurel Lake, NJ Demographics

A map of Laurel Lake's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
White
2,20477.0%
Hispanic
29310.2%
Multiracial
2077.2%
Black
1274.4%
Native American/Other
170.6%
Asian
130.5%

Laurel Lake, New Jersey had a population of 2,861 in 2020. It was 77.0% White, 4.4% Black, 0.5% Asian, 10.2% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American/Other, and 7.2% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Laurel Lake, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 701 places in New Jersey, Laurel Lake is the 396th most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Laurel Lake's White Population

2,204 residents of Laurel Lake identify as White, or 77.0%. This makes the White share of the population of Laurel Lake considerably larger than the White share of the population of New Jersey (51.9% White). Of the 701 places in New Jersey, Laurel Lake is ranked #321 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Laurel Lake is more White than neighboring Millville (52.8% White), and Port Norris (60.6% White). Laurel Lake is less White than neighboring Mauricetown (86.6% White), Port Elizabeth (87.2% White), and Dorchester (78.7% White).

Laurel Lake's Black Population

127 residents of Laurel Lake identify as Black, or 4.4%. This makes the Black share of the population of Laurel Lake slightly less than the Black share of the population of New Jersey (12.4% Black). Of the 701 places in New Jersey, Laurel Lake is ranked #264 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Laurel Lake is more Black than neighboring Port Elizabeth (3.8% Black), and Dorchester (3.1% Black). Laurel Lake is less Black than neighboring Mauricetown (5.5% Black), Millville (20.9% Black), and Port Norris (25.7% Black).

Laurel Lake's Asian Population

13 residents of Laurel Lake identify as Asian, or 0.5%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Laurel Lake slightly less than the Asian share of the population of New Jersey (10.2% Asian). Of the 701 places in New Jersey, Laurel Lake is ranked #635 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Laurel Lake is more Asian than neighboring Mauricetown (0.2% Asian), Port Elizabeth (0% Asian), Port Norris (0% Asian), and Dorchester (0% Asian). Laurel Lake is less Asian than neighboring Millville (1.1% Asian).

Laurel Lake's Hispanic Population

293 residents of Laurel Lake identify as Hispanic, or 10.2%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Laurel Lake slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of New Jersey (21.6% Hispanic). Of the 701 places in New Jersey, Laurel Lake is ranked #318 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Laurel Lake is more Hispanic than neighboring Mauricetown (3.2% Hispanic), Port Elizabeth (5.9% Hispanic), and Port Norris (9.5% Hispanic). Laurel Lake is less Hispanic than neighboring Millville (19% Hispanic), and Dorchester (10.3% Hispanic).

Laurel Lake's Native American/Other Population

17 residents of Laurel Lake identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.6%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Laurel Lake roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of New Jersey (0.9% Native American/Other). Of the 701 places in New Jersey, Laurel Lake is ranked #284 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Laurel Lake is more Native American/Other than neighboring Mauricetown (0% Native American/Other), and Dorchester (0% Native American/Other). Laurel Lake is less Native American/Other than neighboring Port Elizabeth (0.7% Native American/Other), Millville (0.9% Native American/Other), and Port Norris (0.8% Native American/Other).

Laurel Lake's Multiracial Population

207 residents of Laurel Lake identify as Multiracial, or 7.2%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Laurel Lake roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of New Jersey (3.1% Multiracial). Of the 701 places in New Jersey, Laurel Lake is ranked #23 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Laurel Lake is more Multiracial than neighboring Mauricetown (4.5% Multiracial), Port Elizabeth (2.4% Multiracial), Millville (5.2% Multiracial), and Port Norris (3.5% Multiracial). Laurel Lake is less Multiracial than neighboring Dorchester (7.9% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.