About Carlstadt

Carlstadt is a somewhat small coastal borough (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 5,917 people and just one neighborhood, Carlstadt is the 307th largest community in New Jersey. Carlstadt has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Carlstadt is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Carlstadt is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Carlstadt who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.97%), sales jobs (15.11%), and management occupations (12.01%).

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

One of the nice things about Carlstadt is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the borough are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Although Carlstadt is a relatively small borough, quite a few people get to and from work by way of the bus, often traveling to the central city in the area.

Carlstadt Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Carlstadt is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 21.02% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Carlstadt in 2000 was $28,713, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,852 for a family of four.

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

Carlstadt also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.50%.

The languages spoken by people in Carlstadt are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Carlstadt is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Italian, and Polish.