Lumberton is a somewhat small township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 12,852 people and three associated neighborhoods, Lumberton is the 150th largest community in New Jersey.Lumberton is a decidedly white-collar township, with fully 87.14% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lumberton is a township of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lumberton who work in management occupations (17.66%), office and administrative support (11.07%), and teaching (9.89%). Also of interest is that Lumberton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.42% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. In Lumberton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.85 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Lumberton is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.54% of adults in Lumberton have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Lumberton in 2022 was $56,953, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $227,812 for a family of four. Lumberton is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Lumberton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lumberton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lumberton include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Lumberton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.
