Caldwell is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 7,584 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Caldwell is the 260th largest community in New Jersey.

Caldwell is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 90.76% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Caldwell is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Caldwell who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.86%), management occupations (14.00%), and sales jobs (13.95%).

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

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

In addition, Caldwell is a college town. There are a lot of students in Caldwell attending college, and as a result Caldwell provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

In addition, Caldwell 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.

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

Caldwell Information and Demographics

The citizens of Caldwell are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 43.95% of adults in Caldwell have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Caldwell in 2000 was $34,630, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,520 for a family of four.

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

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