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.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.65% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Lodi use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Lodi‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
The percentage of people in Lodi who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.16% of adults in Lodi 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.
In addition, Lodi has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (38.23%).
The most common language spoken in Lodi is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.