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Silver Lake, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Silver Lake is a Census CDP of 3,917 people across 0.33 square miles of land, in Essex County. Median household income is $82,469, 40.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Silver Lake
What Silver Lake is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area0.33 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land12,004 plus or minus 2,844
- County holding the largest share of its areaEssex County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Silver Lake
- Population3,917 plus or minus 928
- Median age47.3
- Population under 18506 plus or minus 242
- Share under 1812.9 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Population 65 and over677 plus or minus 266
- Share 65 and over17.3 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Households1,529
- Family households970 plus or minus 283
- Share of households that are families63.4 percent plus or minus 14.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Silver Lake
- Median household income$82,469 plus or minus $18,684
- Per capita income$37,033
- Civilian labor force2,148 plus or minus 645
- Employed2,117 plus or minus 652
- Unemployed31 plus or minus 43
- Unemployment rate1.4 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over3,032 plus or minus 684
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.1 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.3 percent plus or minus 7.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Silver Lake
- Housing units1,564
- Occupied units1,529
- Vacant units35 plus or minus 45
- Vacancy rate2.2 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Owner occupied620 plus or minus 207
- Renter occupied909 plus or minus 279
- Ownership rate40.5 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Median owner-occupied home value$448,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,448
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Single family units532 plus or minus 260
- Share single family34.0 percent plus or minus 15.3
- Units in buildings of two or more1,032 plus or minus 281
- Share in buildings of two or more66.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1948
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Silver Lake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,002 plus or minus 588
- Commuting under 15 minutes425 plus or minus 220
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.2 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,206 plus or minus 491
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more60.2 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Drove alone61.3 percent
- Carpooled13.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Public transport9.8 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Walked10.0 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Worked from home4.9 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Essex County, not Silver Lake
Essex County context, not Silver Lake figures
- Establishments in Essex County19,392
- Covered employment, Essex County349,076
- Average annual pay, Essex County$88,369
- Housing units permitted, Essex County3,827
Every figure in this section is published for Essex County as a whole and is not a measurement of Silver Lake.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Silver Lake questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Silver Lake, New Jersey?
3,917, in 1,529 households. Silver Lake CDP covers 0.33 square miles of land, which is 12,004 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Silver Lake in?
Essex County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Silver Lake?
$82,469. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $448,300. Median gross rent is $1,448 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Silver Lake figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Essex County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Silver Lake.
Is zoning published for Silver Lake?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.