Carteret is a medium-sized coastal borough (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 20,709 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Carteret is the 93rd largest community in New Jersey.

Unlike some boroughs, Carteret isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Carteret are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Carteret is a borough of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Carteret who work in office and administrative support jobs (22.83%), sales jobs (10.55%), and management occupations (5.57%).

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

The borough is also nautical, which means that parts of Carteret are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the borough are by private automobile, Carteret is somewhat unusual for a borough of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. The bus helps to get a lot of people to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Carteret area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

Carteret Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Carteret with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 14.96% for all communities. 12.81% of adults in Carteret have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Carteret in 2000 was $18,967, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $75,868 for a family of four.

Carteret is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Carteret home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Carteret is White, followed by African-American. Carteret also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.29% of the borough's residents. Important ancestries of people in Carteret include Italian, Polish, Irish, German, Ukrainian, and Hungarian.

Carteret also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 23.39%.

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