About West Windsor

West Windsor is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 17,665 people and just one neighborhood, West Windsor is the 116th largest community in New Jersey.

West Windsor is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 96.23% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, West Windsor is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in West Windsor who work in management occupations (23.49%), sales jobs (12.00%), and office and administrative support jobs (9.52%).

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

In addition, West Windsor 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, West Windsor is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making West Windsor 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 town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, West Windsor has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, West Windsor's overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

In West Windsor, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 43.63 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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

West Windsor Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, West Windsor is a pretty powerful place. 73.65% of the adults in West Windsor 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 West Windsor in 2000 was $49,976, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $199,904 for a family of four. However, West Windsor contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

West Windsor is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call West Windsor home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in West Windsor is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in West Windsor include Italian, Irish, German, English, Russian, and Polish.

West Windsor also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.19%.

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