About Short Hills

Short Hills is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 12,888 people and just one neighborhood, Short Hills is the 161st largest community in New Jersey.

Short Hills is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 96.51% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Short Hills is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Short Hills who work in management occupations (22.87%), sales jobs (19.78%), and business and financial occupations (9.32%).

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

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

In addition, Short Hills 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.

Short Hills is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Short Hills's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Short Hills is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Short Hills, the average commute to work is 36.42 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Short Hills Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Short Hills is a pretty powerful place. 79.23% of the adults in Short Hills have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Short Hills in 2000 was $92,940, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $371,760 for a family of four. However, Short Hills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Short Hills home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Short Hills is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Short Hills include Italian, Russian, German, Irish, English, Polish, Eastern European, and European.

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