Victory Lakes, New Jersey Explained

Official Name:Victory Lakes, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Mapsize:250x200px
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Gloucester County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Victory Lakes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Gloucester County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Gloucester
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Monroe
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:6.59
Area Land Km2:6.28
Area Water Km2:0.31
Area Total Sq Mi:2.54
Area Land Sq Mi:2.42
Area Water Sq Mi:0.12
Area Water Percent:4.72
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1999
Population Density Km2:318.35
Population Density Sq Mi:824.67
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:40
Elevation Ft:131
Coordinates:39.6306°N -74.9692°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:[3] [4] [5]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:02390433[6]

Victory Lakes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Monroe Township, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[7] As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 2,111.[8]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 2.521mi2, including 2.402mi2 of land and 0.119mi2 of water (4.72%).[3] [9]

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 2,111 people, 738 households, and 568 families in the CDP. The population density was 878.9/mi2. There were 779 housing units at an average density of 324.3/mi2. The racial makeup was 90.29% (1,906) White, 5.16% (109) Black or African American, 0.19% (4) Native American, 0.95% (20) Asian, 0.05% (1) Pacific Islander, 0.76% (16) from other races, and 2.61% (55) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.55% (75) of the population.[8]

Of the 738 households, 30.8% had children under the age of 18; 57.6% were married couples living together; 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 23.0% were non-families. Of all households, 16.7% were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.21.[8]

22.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 100.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 98.4 males.[8]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States Census there were 2,118 people, 718 households, and 592 families living in the CDP. The population density was 340.7/km2. There were 756 housing units at an average density of 121.6/km2. The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.55% White, 5.00% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.90% Asian, 0.90% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.16% of the population.[10]

There were 718 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.5% were non-families. 13.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.22.[10]

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.[10]

The median income for a household in the CDP was $53,698, and the median income for a family was $55,313. Males had a median income of $36,385 versus $27,574 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,615. About 4.0% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 11, 2022.
  2. , Geographic Names Information System. Accessed November 11, 2012.
  3. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2010_place_list_34.txt Gazetteer of New Jersey Places
  4. https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website
  5. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  6. http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names
  7. 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)
  8. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3475920 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Victory Lakes CDP, New Jersey
  9. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
  10. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3475920 DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Victory Lakes CDP, New Jersey