Editing Leisure Village, New Jersey

{{Short description|Populated place in Ocean County, New Jersey, US}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2023}}
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|official_name            = Leisure Village, New Jersey
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean]]
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|subdivision_name3        = [[Lakewood Township, New Jersey|Lakewood]]
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name=Census2020>[https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US3439900 Census Data Explorer: Leisure Village CDP, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 15, 2023.</ref>
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|blank_info               = {{FIPS|34|39900}}<ref name=CensusArea>[http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2010_place_list_34.txt Gazetteer of New Jersey Places], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 21, 2016.</ref><ref name="GR2">[https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.</ref>
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'''Leisure Village''' is an [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP)<ref>[https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> located within [[Lakewood Township, New Jersey|Lakewood Township]], in [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]].<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34029 GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County &ndash; County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Ocean County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212204350/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34029 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 10, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www2.census.gov/acs2010_5yr/summaryfile/UserTools/Geography/NJ.xls 2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 10, 2013.</ref><ref name=CPH232>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)], [[United States Census Bureau]], August 2012. Accessed January 10, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed April 19, 2015.</ref> As of the [[2010 United States Census]], the CDP's population was 4,400.<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3439900 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Leisure Village CDP, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 10, 2013.</ref> The sprawling active adult community is also locally known as "'''Original'''" Leisure Village because it was the first of three neighboring active adult communities bearing similar names. [[Leisure Village East, New Jersey|Leisure Village East]], and [[Leisure Village West, New Jersey|Leisure Village West]] are the other two communities nearby. Original Leisure Village (OLV) is also referred to by the moniker "'''The Village of Seven Lakes'''."

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP had a total area of {{convert|1.394|mi2|km2}}, including {{convert|1.310|mi2|km2}} of land and {{convert|0.084|mi2|km2}} of water (6.00%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR1">[https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 4295
|2000= 4443
|2010= 4400
|2020= 4966
|footnote=Population sources:<br>1990-2010<ref name=CPH232/> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010/> 2020<ref name=Census2020/>
}}

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 4,400 people, 2,664 households, and 887 families in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3358.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 3,080 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2351.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup was 82.91% (3,648) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 9.93% (437) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.16% (7) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 0.80% (35) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.00% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 5.00% (220) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 1.20% (53) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 16.20% (713) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 2,664 households, 5.3% had children under the age of 18; 21.8% were married couples living together; 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 66.7% were non-families. Of all households, 62.3% were made up of individuals and 51.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.63 and the average family size was 2.65.<ref name=Census2010/>

9.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 10.1% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 55.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 68.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 60.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 57.6 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States Census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 4,443 people, 2,805 households, and 984 families living in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1,394.7|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. There were 3,122 housing units at an average density of {{convert|980.0|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.70% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.26% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.02% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.54% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.22% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.24% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.78% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3439900 DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Leisure Village CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212094504/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3439900 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 10, 2013.</ref>

There were 2,805 households, out of which 4.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 64.9% were non-families. 62.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 55.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.56 and the average family size was 2.45.<ref name=Census2000/>

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 7.3% under the age of 18, 2.4% from 18 to 24, 9.1% from 25 to 44, 15.5% from 45 to 64, and 65.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 72 years. For every 100 females, there were 54.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 51.4 males.<ref name=Census2000/>

The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,496, and the median income for a family was $33,179. Males had a median income of $37,045 versus $24,816 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $23,246. About 4.0% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/>

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==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.leisurevillagenj.com}}

{{Ocean County, New Jersey}}

[[Category:Census-designated places in Ocean County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in New Jersey]]
[[Category:Lakewood Township, New Jersey]]