Buena is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 3,873 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Buena is the 379th largest community in New Jersey.

When you are in Buena, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.6% of Buena's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Buena is a borough of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Buena who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.53%), sales jobs (10.06%), and business and financial occupations (4.97%).

Being a small borough, Buena does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Buena Information and Demographics

In Buena, just 8.78% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Buena in 2000 was $16,717, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $66,868 for a family of four.

Buena is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Buena home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Buena is White, followed by African-American. Buena also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.44% of the borough's residents. Important ancestries of people in Buena include Italian, German, Irish, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Buena is English. Some people also speak Spanish.