Lawnside is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 3,289 people and just one neighborhood, Lawnside is the 385th largest community in New Jersey.
Unlike some boroughs, Lawnside isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lawnside are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lawnside is a borough of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lawnside who work in healthcare (17.29%), office and administrative support (12.23%), and food service (11.65%).
In Lawnside, a lot of people use the subway to get to work every day though Lawnside is a relatively small borough. Those that ride the subway are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
In terms of college education, Lawnside is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.85% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Lawnside in 2022 was $42,951, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $171,804 for a family of four. However, Lawnside contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lawnside is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Lawnside home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lawnside residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Lawnside also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.59% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lawnside include African, Irish, Sierra Leonean, German, and European.
The most common language spoken in Lawnside is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
In the neighborhood, 12.1% of people ride the train to work each day. This is a very high percentage compared to most places. In fact, NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this is a higher level of train ridership than in 95.7% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more African and Sub-Saharan African ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 9.1% of this neighborhood's residents have African ancestry and 15.0% have Sub-Saharan African ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Lawnside are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 52.8% of the neighborhoods in America. With 10.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 50.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 33.3% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 25.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (24.8%), and 16.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 82.9% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (14.6%).
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Lawnside, NJ, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Sub-Saharan African (15.0%). There are also a number of people of African ancestry (9.1%), and residents who report Mexican roots (5.5%), and some of the residents are also of South American ancestry (5.0%), along with some Puerto Rican ancestry residents (3.2%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (31.3% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (64.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also take the train to get to work (12.1%) and 8.9% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.