Basking Ridge is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 24,703 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Basking Ridge is the 75th largest community in New Jersey.

Basking Ridge is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.75% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Basking Ridge is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Basking Ridge who work in management occupations (22.53%), sales jobs (12.91%), and business and financial occupations (11.16%).

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

Basking Ridge, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

Basking Ridge 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, Basking Ridge's overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

One downside of living in Basking Ridge is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Basking Ridge, the average commute to work is 32.10 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Basking Ridge 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.

Basking Ridge Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Basking Ridge is a pretty powerful place. 66.86% of the adults in Basking Ridge 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 Basking Ridge in 2000 was $54,753, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $219,012 for a family of four. However, Basking Ridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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