Skillman is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 5,069 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Skillman is the 332nd largest community in New Jersey.

Skillman is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.58% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Skillman is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Skillman who work in management occupations (19.79%), sales jobs (11.41%), and business and financial occupations (10.74%).

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Skillman has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

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

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.09% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Skillman 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, Skillman really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Skillman 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.

One downside of living in Skillman is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Skillman, the average commute to work is 33.24 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Skillman is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Skillman Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Skillman is a pretty powerful place. 69.96% of the adults in Skillman have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Skillman in 2000 was $55,876, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $223,504 for a family of four. However, Skillman contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Skillman is English. Some people also speak Italian.