Hopatcong is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 15,951 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Hopatcong is the 131st largest community in New Jersey.

Unlike some boroughs, Hopatcong isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Hopatcong are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hopatcong is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hopatcong who work in office and administrative support jobs (21.04%), sales jobs (12.57%), and management occupations (10.08%).

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

In addition, Hopatcong 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.

Because of many things, Hopatcong is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Hopatcong 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 borough's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Hopatcong has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Hopatcong's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Hopatcong, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.95 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Residents of Hopatcong by-and-large get to work each day by driving: 96.7% use their own cars for their daily commute, making it a very car-oriented borough. While Hopatcong may be a convenient place for driving around town, the negative aspect of this is that places that are suitable for walking or bicycling to and from work or stores may be few and far between. In general, car-oriented communities emphasize roads and convenience of driving, but not have a lot of walking-friendly areas to get from home to work, and tend not to have a lot of public transportation options.

Hopatcong Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Hopatcong is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 19.40% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hopatcong in 2000 was $26,698, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,792 for a family of four. However, Hopatcong contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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