Lodi is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 25,832 people and six associated neighborhoods, Lodi is the 68th largest community in New Jersey.
Housing costs in Lodi are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.
Also of interest is that Lodi has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.65% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the borough are by private automobile, Lodi is somewhat unusual for a borough of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Lodi area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
The overall education level of Lodi is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.16% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Lodi in 2022 was $42,965, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $171,860 for a family of four. However, Lodi contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lodi is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Lodi home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Lodi, accounting for 40.46% of the borough’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Lodi residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lodi include Italian, Irish, Polish, Portuguese, and German.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Lodi's cultural character, accounting for 38.23% of the borough’s population.
The most common language spoken in Lodi is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.