Lincoln Park is home to 10,957 people in New Jersey. The median age is 48.3, about 9 years above the US median. That puts it in the top 4% of US cities for household income. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. Households take in $123,397 a year at the median, 50% more than the country as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 2.9% of residents.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $123,397, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
45% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 30%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lincoln Park
What changed most since 1990
Median age34.3 → 48.3(+14.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Lincoln Park's population equals 2.1% of Morris County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.4% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.1% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)9%(38)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.2%(131)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.7%(133)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11%(46)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 420 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Lincoln Park, decade by decade
Lincoln Park population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
10,978
$129,078
$429,132
30.1%
18.1
2000
10,930
$125,785
$340,832
32.9%
31.8
2010
10,521
$125,918
$529,394
37.9%
43.5
2020
10,915
$121,504
$417,426
42.5%
54.2
2024
10,957
$123,397
$443,300
45.1%
56.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
