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.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.81% 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.
One downside of living in Lincoln Park, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.80 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
In Lincoln Park, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Lincoln Park is a relatively small borough. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other 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.