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Since about 2015, and possibly even earlier, as the Orthodox Jewish population of Lakewood has continued to multiply—half of its 102,000 residents are Orthodox Jews and the other half includes Hispanic or African-American—tensions have also been growing with their neighbors.
A study of Jewish communities published under the auspices of the Berman Jewish DataBank estimated that Lakewood had a total Jewish population of 54,500 in 2009, about 59% of the township's 2010 population. [67]
Over the last decade, the majority-Orthodox Lakewood was the second-fastest growing city in New Jersey. Its population increased by more than 45%, or some 42,000 people, between 2010 and 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
Lakewood is now the fifth-largest city in New Jersey. If its rate of growth continues — 46 percent in just 10 years — it could be the third biggest by the next census in 2030. The census data...
In Lakewood, the Hasidic population is growing, too, but makes up only about 15 percent of the Jewish population. Tomor recently moved his family to Toms River, because Lakewood is simply...
Since about 2015, and possibly even earlier, as the Orthodox Jewish population of Lakewood has continued to multiply — half of its 102,000 residents are Orthodox Jews and the other half includes...
You might say Lakewood -- a northern Ocean County township whose Orthodox Jewish population has exploded in recent decades -- is experiencing growing pains. But Rabbi Aaron Kotler, who holds...