Hackettstown is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 10,403 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Hackettstown is the 202nd largest community in New Jersey.

Unlike some towns, Hackettstown isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Hackettstown are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hackettstown is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hackettstown who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.33%), sales jobs (12.22%), and management occupations (8.74%).

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

In Hackettstown, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.09 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Despite being a small town, Hackettstown has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Hackettstown Information and Demographics

The education level of Hackettstown citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 24.46% of adults in Hackettstown have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hackettstown in 2000 was $24,742, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,968 for a family of four.

The people who call Hackettstown home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Hackettstown is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hackettstown include Italian, Irish, German, English, Polish, and Dutch.

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