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Found within zip codes: 07423
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About Ho-Ho-Kus
Ho-Ho-Kus is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 4,104 people and just one neighborhood, Ho-Ho-Kus is the 355th largest community in New Jersey.
Ho-Ho-Kus home prices are not only among the most expensive in New Jersey, but Ho-Ho-Kus real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Ho-Ho-Kus is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 90.83% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Ho-Ho-Kus is a borough of managers, sales and office workers and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Ho-Ho-Kus who work in management occupations (18.54%), sales jobs (14.94%) and business and financial occupations (10.59%).
Also of interest is that Ho-Ho-Kus has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Ho-Ho-Kus telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.48% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
In addition, Ho-Ho-Kus is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.
Because of many things, Ho-Ho-Kus is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Ho-Ho-Kus really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Ho-Ho-Kus perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
In Ho-Ho-Kus, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.11 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.
Even though Ho-Ho-Kus is a smaller borough, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
Ho-Ho-Kus Information and Demographics
Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Ho-Ho-Kus. 69.42% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.
The per capita income in Ho-Ho-Kus in 2010 was $67,238, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $268,952 for a family of four.
The people who call Ho-Ho-Kus home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ho-Ho-Kus residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Ho-Ho-Kus include Italian, Irish, German, English, Scottish and European.
The languages spoken by people in Ho-Ho-Kus are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Ho-Ho-Kus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Russian, Chinese and Gujarathi.
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| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER | DETAILS |
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density) |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Single-family homes and a few Rowhouses & attached homes |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Large dwellings (4 or 5 bedrooms) and a few Small dwellings (1, 2, or no bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | Mostly Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Established but not old (Built 1970 – 1999) and some Newer Homes (Built 2000 or later) |
| HOMEOWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | Mostly Urban Sophisticates, Quiet, Walkable and Hip & Trendy |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | Mostly Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Mixed ages and some Seniors (people 65 and over) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 10 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Wealthy (among the 15% most wealthy communities in America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | Mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Manufacturing & Laborers and some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY / ANCESTRY | Mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Italian ancestry, some Irish ancestry, some East Asian, some Hispanic and some Asian Indian |
| LANGUAGES | Mostly English speaking, some Russian speaking, some Spanish speaking and some Italian speaking |
School Rating Information
Ho-Ho-Kus Educational Rating
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD * | GRADES |
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HO HO KUS
70 LLOYD RD, HO HO KUS, NJ 07423 (201) 652-4555 |
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* Depending on where you live in this neighborhood, your children may attend these schools or other schools outside the neighborhood. Always check with your local school department to determine which schools your children may attend based on your specific address and your child's grade-level.
This neighborhood is served by one 1 district.
HO-HO-KUS SCHOOL DISTRICT
658 Students enrolled in District
Studentsper classroom
13
State average is
13
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 87.3 | 51.5 |
| BLACK (%) | 0.0 | 16.7 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 5.2 | 22.1 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 7.5 | 8.6 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 0.0 | 31.8 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $8,526 | $5,823,000 | 45.6 |
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| STUDENT | $1,410 | $963,000 | 7.5 |
| STAFF | $256 | $175,000 | 1.4 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $619 | $423,000 | 3.3 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $581 | $397,000 | 3.1 |
| OPERATION | $1,410 | $963,000 | 7.5 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $507 | $346,000 | 2.7 |
| OTHER | $255 | $174,000 | 1.4 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $5,038 | $3,441,000 | 26.9 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $5,142 | $3,512,000 | 27.5 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $18,706 | $12,776,000 | 100.0 |
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| ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 69.4 |
| CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 0.6 |
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ Appreciation Rates Help
| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO NJ* | COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
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| SINCE 1990 | 72.32% | 2.39% | 3 | 3 |
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Ho-Ho-Kus Crime Data
Ho-Ho-Kus Annual Crimes
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Violent Crime Comparison per 1,000 residents
National Median 3.9
My chances of becoming a victim
in Ho-Ho-Kus SUBSCRIBE FOR DETAIL
in New Jersey 1 in 324
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Population 4,104
Ho-Ho-Kus violent crimes
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Population 311,591,917
United States violent crimes
| MURDER | RAPE | ROBBERY | ASSAULT | |
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| REPORT TOTAL | 14,612 | 83,425 | 354,396 | 751,131 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 0.05 | 0.27 | 1.14 | 2.41 |
Property Crime Rate Comparison per 1,000 residents
National Median 29.1
My chances of becoming a victim
in Ho-Ho-Kus SUBSCRIBE FOR DETAIL
in New Jersey 1 in 46
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Population 4,104
Ho-Ho-Kus property crimes
| BURGLARY | THEFT | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | |
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Population 311,591,917
United States property crimes
| BURGLARY | THEFT | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | |
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| REPORT TOTAL | 2,188,005 | 6,159,795 | 715,373 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 7.02 | 19.77 | 2.30 |
Crimes Per Square Mile
National Median 39.6
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