About Short Hills

Short Hills is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 12,888 people and just one neighborhood, Short Hills is the 161st largest community in New Jersey.

Short Hills is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 96.51% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Short Hills is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Short Hills who work in management occupations (22.87%), sales jobs (19.78%), and business and financial occupations (9.32%).

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

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

In addition, Short Hills is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Short Hills is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Short Hills's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Short Hills, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.42 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Short Hills Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Short Hills, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Short Hills is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 79.23% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Short Hills in 2000 was $92,940, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $371,760 for a family of four. However, Short Hills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Short Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.