Lincoln Park is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 10,923 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lincoln Park is the 181st largest community in New Jersey.
Also of interest is that Lincoln Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.81% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
In Lincoln Park, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.80 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
Even though Lincoln Park is a smaller borough, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The citizens of Lincoln Park are among the most well-educated in the nation: 46.49% of adults in Lincoln Park have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Lincoln Park in 2022 was $50,438, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $201,752 for a family of four.
Lincoln Park is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Lincoln Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lincoln Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Lincoln Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.19% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lincoln Park include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.
In addition, Lincoln Park has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.38%).
The most common language spoken in Lincoln Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.