CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lindenwold

New Jersey · 18,734 residents · 3.90 sq mi

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Lindenwold is home to 18,734 people in New Jersey. 44% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 29.7, younger than the US median of 33.0. That trails the New Jersey median by roughly 22%. The poverty rate is 7.8%, under the national 13.2%. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

18,734

+8%vs 2000

vs 17,414 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.7

−11%vs 2000

vs 33.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.90 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.6%(1,607)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(1,033)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(1,080)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.4%(1,018)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.9%(1,862)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3425.8%(4,833)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.4%(2,891)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.4%(1,582)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.7%(1,263)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.6%(1,052)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.4%(449)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(64)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,793

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,080 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,745

−21%vs 2000

vs $18,659 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.8%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$80,900

+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $83,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$531

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $615 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

44.5%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 43.3% in 2000

55.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic58.7%(10,214)

Black27.4%(4,776)

Hispanic / Latino7.6%(1,316)

Asian3.4%(599)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic80%(14,991)

Black16.2%(3,027)

Hispanic / Latino3.3%(623)

Asian2.2%(413)

Other1.6%(303)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American11.1%(2,412)

Mexican9.8%(2,139)

Honduran5.9%(1,283)

Puerto Rican5.1%(1,107)

Salvadoran4.6%(1,008)

Dominican1.9%(410)

South American1.7%(361)

Peruvian0.7%(157)

Venezuelan0.5%(114)

Nicaraguan0.4%(95)

Ecuadorian0.3%(61)

Argentine0.1%(29)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Guatemalan0.1%(24)

Cuban0%(5)

Asian origin

Chinese1.2%(263)

Filipino0.9%(205)

Asian Indian0.9%(190)

Korean0.2%(34)

Ancestry

Irish7.9%(1,717)

German5.4%(1,167)

Italian5%(1,080)

English3.7%(802)

American2.6%(568)

Subsaharan African2.3%(493)

Polish2.2%(484)

French1.1%(247)

West Indian1%(219)

Lithuanian0.8%(166)

Russian0.6%(126)

Arab0.5%(118)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.5%(103)

Guyanese0.5%(100)

Moroccan0.4%(90)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.4%(86)

Portuguese0.4%(77)

Armenian0.3%(70)

Ghanaian0.3%(60)

Nigerian0.3%(60)

Ukrainian0.3%(58)

Scottish0.3%(55)

Hungarian0.2%(54)

Jamaican0.2%(49)

Welsh0.2%(47)

Norwegian0.2%(42)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(41)

Austrian0.1%(31)

Slovak0.1%(31)

Swedish0.1%(26)

Haitian0.1%(23)

Greek0.1%(22)

Swiss0.1%(12)

British0%(10)

RANKED:Largest Central American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest Honduran population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.3%

+3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.5%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.0 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 21.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married46.7%(3,875)

Married38.2%(3,170)

Widowed4%(333)

Divorced11%(916)

Women 15+

Never married46.6%(3,917)

Married32.8%(2,758)

Widowed9%(753)

Divorced11.6%(974)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.4%

−9.9 ptssince 2013

from 22.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.0%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 43.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.4%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.2%

+9.0 ptssince 2020

from 27.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.3%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 53.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.1%

+7.6 ptssince 2020

from 40.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)24.8%(213)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.1%(207)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.4%(201)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.9%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.3%(20)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 858 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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