Lodi is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 26,358 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.
A relatively large number of people in Lodi telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.81% 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.
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 citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.57% of adults in Lodi have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Lodi in 2022 was $46,990, 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 $187,960 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. The greatest number of Lodi residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Lodi also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 38.98% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lodi include Italian, Irish, Polish, German, and Albanian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Lodi's cultural character, accounting for 39.48% of the borough’s population.
The most common language spoken in Lodi is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.