Lodi, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population

26,082

US Senator

Cory Booker

Democratic Party

US Senator

Andy Kim

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

41.1

4.31% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

15.4%

3.61% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$89,305

5.6% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$475,000

5.74% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

14,113

6.35% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Lodi, 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.

88% of the residents in Lodi, NJ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Lodi, NJ are Felician University (576 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Lodi, NJ was $475,000, and the homeownership rate was 42.4%.

Most people in Lodi, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Lodi, NJ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Lodi, NJ is home to a population of 26.1k people, from which 88% are citizens. As of 2024, 39.3% of Lodi, NJ residents were born outside of the country (10.3k people).

In 2024, there were 2.84 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.1k people) in Lodi, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.91k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 3.59k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

88%

2024 Citizenship

89.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 88% of Lodi, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lodi, NJ was 89.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lodi, NJ

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.1k ± 1.04k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
3.91k ± 1.13k
Other (Hispanic)
3.59k ± 938

39%

Hispanic Population

10.2k people

39% of the people in Lodi, NJ are hispanic (10.2k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lodi, 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

39.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

10.3k people

37.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

9.81k people

As of 2024, 39.3% of Lodi, NJ residents (10.3k 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 Lodi, NJ was 37.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
240 ± 166
Gulf War (2001-)
230 ± 187
Gulf War (1990s)
46 ± 54

Lodi, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.04 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Health

90.3% of the population of Lodi, NJ has health coverage, with 50.3% on employee plans, 21.3% on Medicaid, 9.38% on Medicare, 8.97% on non-group plans, and 0.327% 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, 46.9% were men and 53.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.5% under 18 years, 21% between 18 and 34 years, 44.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.9% were men and 53.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

9.73%

Uninsured

50.3%

Employer Coverage

21.3%

Medicaid

9.38%

Medicare

8.97%

Non-Group

0.327%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lodi, NJ declined by 10% from 10.8% to 9.73%.

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

Economy

The economy of Lodi, NJ employs 14.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lodi, NJ were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,820 people), Retail Trade (1,555 people), and Manufacturing (1,401 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($66,698), Public Administration ($66,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($64,841).

Employment

Occupations

14.1k

2024 Value

± 1,094

6.35%

1 Year growth

± 10.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lodi, NJ grew at a rate of 6.35%, from 13.3k employees to 14.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lodi, NJ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,832 people), Management Occupations (1,441 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,418 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lodi, 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

14.1k

2024 Value

± 1,094

6.35%

1 Year growth

± 10.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lodi, NJ grew at a rate of 6.35%, from 13.3k employees to 14.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lodi, NJ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,820 people), Retail Trade (1,555 people), and Manufacturing (1,401 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lodi, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Lodi, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$56,591

Median earning men ± $9,424

$42,296

Median earning women ± $7,796

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($82,955), Wholesale Trade ($66,701), and Construction ($64,762).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($75,882), Public Administration ($71,667), and Wholesale Trade ($66,691).

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 Lodi, 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 Lodi, NJ awarded 576 degrees. The student population of Lodi, NJ in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 671 male students and 1,756 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Lodi, NJ are Hispanic or Latino (201 and 36.7%), White (192 and 35.1%), Black or African American (95 and 17.4%), and Asian (34 and 6.22%).

The largest universities in Lodi, NJ by number of degrees awarded are Felician University (576 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Lodi, NJ are Registered Nursing (210 and 36.5%), General Business Administration & Management (59 and 10.2%), and General Biological Sciences (34 and 5.9%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $36,550.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Lodi, NJ, the percentage of applicants admitted was 94%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 16.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 2,427 (27.6% men and 72.4% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 2,427 students enrolled in Lodi, NJ, 27.6% men and 72.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 963 records, of which 76.4% were women and 23.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
210 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
34 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
33 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Lodi, NJ was Registered Nursing with 210 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Felician University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

576 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Felician University with 576 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 151 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Lodi, NJ, which is 0.355 times less than the 425 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 201 degrees mean that there were 1.05 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 192 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

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($36,550) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,750) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,000) 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 Lodi, NJ was $475,000 in 2024, which is 1.43 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $449,200 to $475,000, a 5.74% increase. The homeownership rate in Lodi, NJ is 42.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lodi, NJ have an average commute time of 25.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lodi, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$475,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$22,731

$4,105

Median Property Taxes

±$526

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 Lodi, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

42.4%

Homeownership

2024

60.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 42.4% of the housing units in Lodi, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 41.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lodi, 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.

$89,305

Median Household Income

± $7,728

9.69k

Number of Households

± 825

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.69k households in Lodi, NJ grew to $89,305 from the previous year's value of $84,570.

The following chart displays the households in Lodi, 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 Lodi, 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 (66.6%)
Carpooled (13.8%)
Worked At Home (7.81%)

In 2024, 66.6% of workers in Lodi, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.8%) and those who worked at home (7.81%).

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

25.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lodi, NJ have a shorter commute time (25.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.94% of the workforce in Lodi, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lodi, NJ (4.02k out of 26k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lodi, NJ is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

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.