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.

A relatively large number of people in Lyndhurst telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.51% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Lyndhurst use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Lyndhurst‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

The education level of Lyndhurst citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.69% of adults in Lyndhurst have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Lyndhurst in 2022 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.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Lyndhurst's cultural character, accounting for 27.54% of the township’s population.

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