One downside of living in Avenel is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Avenel, the average commute to work is 32.66 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
In Avenel, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Avenel is a relatively small town. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The percentage of people in Avenel who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.92% of adults in Avenel have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Avenel in 2018 was $34,181, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,724 for a family of four. However, Avenel contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Avenel is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Avenel home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Avenel residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Avenel also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.05% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Avenel include Italian, Polish, Irish, German, and Haitian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Avenel's cultural character, accounting for 29.94% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Avenel is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
