Lyndhurst is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 22,276 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: 10.28% 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.

For the size of the township, public transportation in Lyndhurst is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Lyndhurst, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The citizens of Lyndhurst are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.48% of adults in Lyndhurst have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Lyndhurst in 2022 was $54,789, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $219,156 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 30.08% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lyndhurst include Italian, Irish, Portuguese, Polish, and German.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Lyndhurst's cultural character, accounting for 27.21% of the township’s population.

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