Colts Neck is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 12,362 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Colts Neck is the 171st largest community in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Colts Neck has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Colts Neck, employing 17.06% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Retail and Professional, scientific, and technical services industries employ 12.03% and 11.99% of the civilian workforce, respectively.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 9.22% 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.

Because of many things, Colts Neck is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Colts Neck a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Colts Neck has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Colts Neck's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Colts Neck is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Colts Neck, the average commute to work is 36.25 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Colts Neck is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Colts Neck Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Colts Neck, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Colts Neck is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 47.59% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Colts Neck in 2000 was $46,724, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $186,896 for a family of four. However, Colts Neck contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Colts Neck is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Colts Neck home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Colts Neck is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Colts Neck include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, English, and Russian.

The most common language spoken in Colts Neck is English. Some people also speak Spanish.