Little Silver, NJ

About Little Silver

Little Silver is a somewhat small coastal borough (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 6,170 people and just one neighborhood, Little Silver is the 298th largest community in New Jersey.

Little Silver is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 93.55% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Little Silver is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Little Silver who work in management occupations (18.43%), sales jobs (17.45%), and office and administrative support jobs (10.93%).

Of important note, Little Silver is also a borough of artists. Little Silver has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Little Silver's character.

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

In addition, Little Silver 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, Little Silver is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Little Silver 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, Little Silver has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Little Silver's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

The borough is also nautical, which means that parts of Little Silver are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Little Silver, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.48 minutes every day commuting to work.

Little Silver is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Little Silver Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Little Silver. 60.47% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Little Silver in 2000 was $46,798, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $187,192 for a famil