Cherry Hill is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 69,965 people and 12 constituent neighborhoods, Cherry Hill is the 11th largest community in New Jersey.

Cherry Hill is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.80% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Cherry Hill is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cherry Hill who work in sales jobs (14.79%), office and administrative support jobs (13.60%), and management occupations (12.93%).

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

In addition, Cherry Hill is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Cherry Hill is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Cherry Hill really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Cherry Hill perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Cherry Hill is a decent-sized town, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the town has no real transit system.

Cherry Hill Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Cherry Hill. 46.22% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Cherry Hill in 2000 was $32,658, 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 $130,632 for a family of four.

Cherry Hill is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cherry Hill home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Cherry Hill is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Cherry Hill include Italian, Irish, German, Russian, Polish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Cherry Hill is English. Some people also speak Chinese.