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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.28% 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.

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 education level of Lyndhurst ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Lyndhurst, 40.48% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate 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.