Laurel Heights, NJ

Full City Profile · New Jersey · Cumberland County County

2.7 /5.0

C+ Fair

391 Population 1,504/sq mi density

$81,713 Median Income $37,421 per capita

$201,400 Home Value $249,881 Zillow

55°F Avg Temperature 293 sunny days/yr

1,022 Violent Crime/100K 3,874 property/100K

C+

Overall

2.7 / 5.0

Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

C+

Economy

2.6 / 5.0

$81,713 median income, 9.4% unemployment

A+

Affordability

5.0 / 5.0

$201,400 home value, /mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

1,022 violent crimes/100K (169% above avg)

Education

2.2 / 5.0

15.3% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2021–2023)

Population Change

-41.3%

666 → 391

over 2 years

Annual Pop. Growth

-23.38%

Compound annual growth rate

Median Income Change

+83.7%

$44,484 → $81,713

nominal, not inflation-adjusted

Annual Income Growth

+35.53%

Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Laurel Heights across each available Census ACS release.

Median Household Income Over Time

Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).

Projected 2030

Simple projections extrapolating the 2021–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.

Projected Population 2030

-330 from 2023 (391)

Projected Median Income 2030

$686,340

+$604,627 from 2023 ($81,713)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year	Population	YoY %	Median Income	YoY %
2021	666	—	$44,484	—
2023	391	-41.3%	$81,713	+83.7%

Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.