Lincroft, NJ

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2024 Population

6,939

US Senator

Cory Booker

Democratic Party

US Senator

Andy Kim

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

42.9

1.15% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

2.04%

8.12% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$189,000

11.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$807,300

12.3% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

3,025

2.32% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Lincroft, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.8% of the residents in Lincroft, NJ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Lincroft, NJ are Brookdale Community College (1,414 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Lincroft, NJ was $807,300, and the homeownership rate was 88.5%.

Most people in Lincroft, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 35.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Lincroft, NJ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Lincroft, NJ is home to a population of 6.94k people, from which 96.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.2% of Lincroft, NJ residents were born outside of the country (708 people).

In 2024, there were 14.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.56k people) in Lincroft, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 393 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 376 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.8%

2024 Citizenship

98.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.8% of Lincroft, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lincroft, NJ was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lincroft, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lincroft, NJ

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.56k ± 760
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
393 ± 271
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
376 ± 228

8.23%

Hispanic Population

571 people

8.23% of the people in Lincroft, NJ are hispanic (571 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lincroft, NJ as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.

Most Common Origin

India
279,408 ± 12,782 people
Dominican Republic
210,288 ± 11,131 people
Mexico
108,737 ± 8,049 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 279,408 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 210,288 and Mexico with 108,737.

Foreign-Born Population

10.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

708 people

7.72%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

533 people

As of 2024, 10.2% of Lincroft, NJ residents (708 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lincroft, NJ was 7.72%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lincroft, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
36 ± 57
Vietnam
23 ± 33
Korea
12 ± 28

Lincroft, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.57 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lincroft, NJ.

Health

98.6% of the population of Lincroft, NJ has health coverage, with 64.6% on employee plans, 3.3% on Medicaid, 12.4% on Medicare, 17.2% on non-group plans, and 1.12% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.2% under 18 years, 12.9% between 18 and 34 years, 42.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

1.35%

Uninsured

64.6%

Employer Coverage

3.3%

Medicaid

12.4%

Medicare

17.2%

Non-Group

1.12%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lincroft, NJ grew by 271% from 0.365% to 1.35%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lincroft, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Lincroft, NJ employs 3.03k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lincroft, NJ were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (414 people), Educational Services (402 people), and Retail Trade (332 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($225,306), and Retail Trade ($205,556).

Employment

Occupations

3.03k

2024 Value

± 474

−2.32%

1 Year decline

± 22.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lincroft, NJ declined at a rate of −2.32%, from 3.1k employees to 3.03k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lincroft, NJ, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations (458 people), Sales & Related Occupations (387 people), and Management Occupations (322 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lincroft, NJ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Jersey (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.03k

2024 Value

± 474

−2.32%

1 Year decline

± 22.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lincroft, NJ declined at a rate of −2.32%, from 3.1k employees to 3.03k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lincroft, NJ, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (414 people), Educational Services (402 people), and Retail Trade (332 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lincroft, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Lincroft, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$133,800

Median earning men ± $58,093

$77,434

Median earning women ± $24,027

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($242,083), and Information ($192,688).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($225,028), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($89,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,658).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

Y-Axis

2.27%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Kamala Harris with 52% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Jill Stein (0.914%).

Cory Booker and Andy Kim are the senators currently representing the state of New Jersey. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New Jersey is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Lincroft, NJ. Showing the available data for New Jersey.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (52%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.1%)
Republican Party
Jill Stein (0.914%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Kamala Harris with 52% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Jill Stein (0.914%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New Jersey for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New Jersey

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

Cory Booker

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on October 31, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Jeffrey Chiesa, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Frank Lautenberg.{{Cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/cory-booker-new-jersey-senate-election-098436 |title=Booker Wins New Jersey Senate Seat |work=Politico |access-date=May 21, 2020 }}

Andy Kim

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed George Helmy, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Bob Menendez.

Cory Booker and Andy Kim are the senators currently representing New Jersey.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New Jersey over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Lincroft, NJ awarded 1,414 degrees. The student population of Lincroft, NJ in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 4,500 male students and 5,400 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Lincroft, NJ are White (890 and 64.2%), Hispanic or Latino (254 and 18.3%), Black or African American (96 and 6.93%), and Asian (60 and 4.33%).

The largest universities in Lincroft, NJ by number of degrees awarded are Brookdale Community College (1,414 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Lincroft, NJ are General Social Sciences (266 and 18.8%), General Business Administration & Management (210 and 14.9%), and Liberal Arts & Sciences (176 and 12.4%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 9,900 students enrolled in Lincroft, NJ, 45.5% men and 54.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 5,196 records, of which 52.8% were women and 47.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Social Sciences
266 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
210 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
176 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Lincroft, NJ was General Social Sciences with 266 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Lincroft, NJ according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Brookdale Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,414 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Brookdale Community College with 1,414 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 663 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Lincroft, NJ, which is 0.883 times less than the 751 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 890 degrees mean that there were 3.5 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 254 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($8,130) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($1,260) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($2,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lincroft, NJ was $807,300 in 2024, which is 2.43 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $719,000 to $807,300, a 12.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Lincroft, NJ is 88.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lincroft, NJ have an average commute time of 35.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lincroft, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$807,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$44,145

$2,211

Median Property Taxes

±$297

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lincroft, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lincroft, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

88.5%

Homeownership

2024

50.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 88.5% of the housing units in Lincroft, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 88.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lincroft, NJ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$189,000

Median Household Income

± $30,358

2.5k

Number of Households

± 403

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.5k households in Lincroft, NJ grew to $189,000 from the previous year's value of $168,945.

The following chart displays the households in Lincroft, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lincroft, NJ is from New Jersey.

0.482

2024 Wage GINI in New Jersey

0.486

2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2024, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.482 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.733% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Jersey across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (61.5%)
Worked At Home (22.7%)
Public Transit (8.08%)

In 2024, 61.5% of workers in Lincroft, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.7%) and those who used public transit to get to work (8.08%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

35.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lincroft, NJ have a longer commute time (35.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.28% of the workforce in Lincroft, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lincroft, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lincroft, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lincroft, NJ have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.04% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lincroft, NJ (140 out of 6.87k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lincroft, NJ is Black, followed by White and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.