About Lincroft

Lincroft is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 6,205 people and just one neighborhood, Lincroft is the 297th largest community in New Jersey.

Lincroft is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.81% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lincroft is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lincroft who work in management occupations (17.54%), sales jobs (16.23%), and office and administrative support jobs (12.63%).

Also of interest is that Lincroft has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Lincroft is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Lincroft is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Lincroft really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Lincroft perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Lincroft, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.29 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Even though Lincroft is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation - mostly the train - for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

Lincroft Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Lincroft is a pretty powerful place. 48.67% of the adults in Lincroft have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Lincroft in 2000 was $38,111, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $152,444 for a family of four.

The people who call Lincroft home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lincroft is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lincroft include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Lincroft is English. Some people also speak Spanish.