Lindenwold is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 21,595 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Lindenwold is the 92nd largest community in New Jersey.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lindenwold is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lindenwold is a borough of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Lindenwold who work in office and administrative support (11.53%), sales jobs (10.13%), and maintenance occupations (8.44%). Lindenwold has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, Lindenwold has quite a high level of public transit users. Lindenwold’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.The percentage of adults in Lindenwold who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.52% of the adults in Lindenwold have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Lindenwold in 2022 was $28,628, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,512 for a family of four. However, Lindenwold contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lindenwold is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Lindenwold home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lindenwold residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Lindenwold also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.46% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lindenwold include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Lindenwold's cultural character, accounting for 21.41% of the borough’s population. The most common language spoken in Lindenwold is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
