Leisure Village West is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022. located within Manchester Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Until the 2000 census, the CDP had been part of the Leisure Village West-Pine Lake Park CDP, which was split for the 2010 enumeration into separate CDPs for Leisure Village West and Pine Lake Park.GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Ocean County, New Jersey , United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 11, 2013.2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 11, 2013.New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed January 11, 2013. As of the 2020 census, Leisure Village West had a population of 3,692. Leisure Village West is one of several active adult communities bearing similar names. Leisure Village and Leisure Village East are the other two communities nearby.

Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 1.222 square miles (3.164 km2), including 1.210 square miles (3.133 km2) of land and 0.012 square miles (0.031 km2) of water (0.98%).Gazetteer of New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 21, 2016.US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.

Demographics

Leisure Village West first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census formed from part of the deleted Leisure Village West-Pine Lake Park CDP.

Racial and ethnic composition +Leisure Village West CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)3,3353,24695.48%87.92%Black or African American alone (NH)551431.57%3.87%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)200.06%0.00%Asian alone (NH)26390.74%1.06%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)100.03%0.00%Other race alone (NH)260.06%0.16%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)7830.20%2.25%Hispanic or Latino (any race)651751.86%4.74%Total3,4933,692 100.00%100.00%

2020 census As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 3,692.

The median age was 72.0 years. About 1.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 71.9% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 58.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 57.8 males.

Of residents, 100.0% lived in urban areas and 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 2,505 households, of which 3.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 30.1% were married-couple households, 16.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 51.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 57.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 48.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 2,778 housing units, of which 9.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 3.2%.

2010 census The 2010 United States census counted 3,493 people, 2,347 households, and 979 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,665 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 97.05% (3,390) White, 1.60% (56) Black or African American, 0.06% (2) Native American, 0.74% (26) Asian, 0.03% (1) Pacific Islander, 0.20% (7) from other races, and 0.31% (11) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.86% (65) of the population.

Of the 2,347 households, 0.1% had children under the age of 18; 36.3% were married couples living together; 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 58.3% were non-families. Of all households, 54.5% were made up of individuals and 47.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.49 and the average family size was 2.07.

0.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 0.6% from 18 to 24, 2.1% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 80.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 76.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 60.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 60.7 males. References