Holmdel is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 15,558 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Holmdel is the 133rd largest community in New Jersey.

Holmdel is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.34% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Holmdel is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Holmdel who work in management occupations (20.83%), office and administrative support jobs (12.25%), and computer science and math (10.67%).

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

In addition, Holmdel is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Holmdel 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, Holmdel really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Holmdel perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, 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.

One downside of living in Holmdel is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Holmdel, the average commute to work is 36.35 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Holmdel doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Holmdel Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Holmdel, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Holmdel is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 55.68% 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 Holmdel in 2000 was $48,249, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $192,996 for a family of four. However, Holmdel contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

Holmdel also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 19.16%.

The most common language spoken in Holmdel is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.