Piscataway is a larger medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 60,366 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Piscataway is the 19th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Piscataway are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Piscataway 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 Piscataway telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.64% 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.

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Piscataway, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Piscataway provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

Not only is Piscataway a township with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a decent-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the township are by private automobile, Piscataway 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 train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Piscataway area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

The citizens of Piscataway are among the most well-educated in the nation: 49.61% of adults in Piscataway have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Piscataway in 2018 was $41,467, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $165,868 for a family of four.

Piscataway is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Piscataway home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Piscataway residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Piscataway also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.24% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Piscataway include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Jamaican.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Piscataway's cultural character, accounting for 36.35% of the township’s population.

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