Lyndhurst is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 22,286 people and four associated neighborhoods, Lyndhurst is the 88th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Lyndhurst 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 Lyndhurst 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: 10.51% 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.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the township are by private automobile, Lyndhurst is somewhat unusual for a township of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Lyndhurst area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

The population of Lyndhurst is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.69% of adults in Lyndhurst have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Lyndhurst in 2018 was $49,048, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $196,192 for a family of four.

Lyndhurst is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Lyndhurst home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lyndhurst residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Lyndhurst also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.60% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lyndhurst include Italian, Irish, Polish, Portuguese, and German.

In addition, Lyndhurst has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (27.54%).

The most common language spoken in Lyndhurst is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.