Lincoln Park is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 10,951 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.
A relatively large number of people in Lincoln Park telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.67% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
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: 45.27% 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 $57,546, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $230,184 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 15.31% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lincoln Park include Italian, Irish, Polish, German, and Macedonian.
In addition, Lincoln Park has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.10%).
The most common language spoken in Lincoln Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.