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.
For the size of the borough, public transportation in Lodi is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Lodi, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.
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.
Lodi also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 38.23%.
The most common language spoken in Lodi is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.