Spring Lake, New Jersey

Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey

Population, 2000 to 2020−21.8%

Population of Spring Lake at each census
Census	Population
2000	3,567
2010	2,993
2020	2,789

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Spring Lake compared with its county and state

Spring Lake compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Measure	Spring Lake	Monmouth County	New Jersey
Population	2,782	643,615	9,267,014
Median household income	$146,976	$122,727	$101,050
Median age	61.4	43.2	40.1
Median home value	$2,000,001	$566,500	$427,600
Bachelor’s degree or higher	81.3%	50.6%	42.9%
Foreign-born residents	3.7%	13.6%	23.5%
Owner-occupied homes	88.2%	75.4%	63.7%
Mean commute to work	34.9 minutes	32.8 minutes	30.9 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Spring Lake

Under $50k9.2%

$50k to $100k26.3%

$100k to $150k15%

$150k to $200k8.9%

$200k and over40.6%

Median household income $146,976 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Spring Lake

88.2%owner occupied

Owner occupied: 1,148 units
Renter occupied: 153 units
Vacancy rate: 34.7%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Public schools in Spring Lake1

Public schools in Spring Lake, NCES directory 2023–2024
School	Type	Grades	District
H W Mountz Elementary School	Public	Pre-K–8	Spring Lake Borough

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.