Englewood is a medium-sized city located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 26,203 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Englewood is the 72nd largest community in New Jersey.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Englewood is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Englewood is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Englewood who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.49%), sales jobs (11.74%), and management occupations (10.36%).

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

In addition, Englewood is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

In Englewood, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.52 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Englewood Information and Demographics

The population of Englewood is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.71% of adults in Englewood have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Englewood in 2000 was $35,275, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,100 for a family of four.

Englewood is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Englewood home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Englewood is White, followed by African-American. Englewood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.64% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Englewood include Jamaican, Italian, Irish, German, and Russian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Englewood's cultural character, accounting for 30.83% of the city's population.

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