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North Brunswick, NJ
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North Brunswick profile


Living in North Brunswick



North Brunswick is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 43,896 people and nine associated neighborhoods, North Brunswick is the 39th largest community in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that North Brunswick 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 North Brunswick telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.03% 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.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the township are by private automobile, North Brunswick is somewhat unusual for a township of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the North Brunswick area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

North Brunswick is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 47.74% of adults in North Brunswick have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in North Brunswick in 2018 was $49,317, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $197,268 for a family of four. However, North Brunswick contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

North Brunswick is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call North Brunswick home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Brunswick residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. North Brunswick also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.62% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in North Brunswick include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of North Brunswick's cultural character, accounting for 36.38% of the township’s population.

The most common language spoken in North Brunswick is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.