Moving to Lincoln Park, New Jersey

Population: 10,930. Estimated population in July 2024: 10,899 (-0.3% change)
Males: 5,239 (47.9%), Females: 5,691 (52.1%)

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $69,050
Median house value: $194,300

Population by Race

Races in Lincoln Park:

• White Non-Hispanic (86.0%)
• Hispanic (5.8%)
• Black (1.7%)
• Asian Indian (1.7%)
• Filipino (1.5%)
• Two or more races (1.5%)
• Other race (1.3%)
• Chinese (0.8%)
• Korean (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Italian (26.7%), Irish (19.2%), German (16.6%), Polish (9.9%), English (7.0%), United States (3.6%).

Land area: 6.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lincoln Park

• High school or higher: 86.3%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 32.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 11.0%
• Unemployed: 3.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lincoln Park borough

• Never married: 23.7%
• Now married: 60.4%
• Separated: 1.3%
• Widowed: 6.7%
• Divorced: 7.9%

13.5% Foreign born (6.0% Europe, 4.2% Asia, 2.9% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -16 (-0.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lincoln Park:

• CHILTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; POMPTON PLAINS, NJ)
• WAYNE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; WAYNE, NJ)
• ESSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER (about 7 miles; CEDAR GROVE, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lincoln Park:

• TETERBORO (about 18 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
• NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 19 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
• PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 26 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lincoln Park:

• LINCOLN PARK (about 1 miles; LINCOLN PARK, NJ; Abbreviation: N07)
• ESSEX COUNTY (about 5 miles; CALDWELL, NJ; Abbreviation: CDW)
• MORRISTOWN MUNI (about 13 miles; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: MMU)

Amtrak stations near Lincoln Park:

• 16 miles: NEWARK (RAYMOND PLAZA WEST). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
• 17 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lincoln Park:

• WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 4 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
• MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 10,226)
• PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; PATERSON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,452)
• SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)
• UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY (about 14 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,134)
• RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 14 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,076)
• DREW UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)

Public primary/middle schools in Lincoln Park:

• LINCOLN PARK ELEM (Students: 550; Location: 274 PINEBROOK ROAD; Grades: KG – 04)
• LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE (Students: 441; Location: 90 RYERSON ROAD; Grades: 05 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Lincoln Park:

• LINCOLN PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $314,209; Location: 12 BOONTON TURNPIKE; 84,173 books; 1,095 audio materials; 1,697 video materials; 154 serial subscriptions)