Leonia is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 9,492 people and two associated neighborhoods, Leonia is the 209th largest community in New Jersey. Leonia has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.

Housing costs in Leonia 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.

Of important note, Leonia is also a borough of artists. Leonia has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Leonia’s character.

Also of interest is that Leonia has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Leonia telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.91% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Because of many things, Leonia is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Leonia a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The borough’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Leonia has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Leonia’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Leonia, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Leonia is a relatively small borough. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Leonia. 61.01% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Leonia in 2022 was $66,568, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $266,272 for a family of four.

Leonia is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Leonia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Leonia residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Leonia also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.30% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Leonia include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Russian.

Leonia also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 40.95%.

The most common language spoken in Leonia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Spanish.