Victory Lakes, New Jersey

Victory Lakes, New Jersey
Victory Lakes, New Jersey
Census-designated place
	Map of Victory Lakes highlighted within Gloucester County. Right: Location of Gloucester County in New Jersey.
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	Coordinates: 39°37′50″N 74°58′09″W / 39.630558°N 74.969218°W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Gloucester
Township	Monroe
Area
• Total	2.54 sq mi (6.59 km2)
• Land	2.42 sq mi (6.28 km2)
• Water	0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2) 4.72%
Elevation	131 ft (40 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,999
• Density	824.67/sq mi (318.35/km2)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
FIPS code	34-75920
GNIS feature ID	02390433

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.^[8] As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 2,111.^[9]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 2.521 square miles (6.53 km²), including 2.402 square miles (6.22 km²) of land and 0.119 square miles (0.31 km²) of water (4.72%).^[4]^[10]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1990	2,160	—
2000	2,118	−1.9%
2010	2,111	−0.3%
2020	1,999	−5.3%
Population sources: 2000^[11] 2010^[9]^[3]

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 people per square mile (339.3 people/km²). There were 779 housing units at an average density of 324.3 units per square mile (125.2 units/km²). 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.^[9]

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.^[9]

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.^[9]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States Census^[5] there were 2,118 people, 718 households, and 592 families living in the CDP. The population density was 340.7 people/km² (882 people/sq mi). There were 756 housing units at an average density of 121.6 units/km² (315 units/sq mi). 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.^[11]

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.^[11]

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.^[11]

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.^[11]