Caldwell is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 8,847 people and five associated neighborhoods, Caldwell is the 218th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Caldwell are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.

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

A relatively large number of people in Caldwell telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.06% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

For a small borough, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Caldwell. This is not typical for smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Caldwell.

In Caldwell, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.19 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. In addition, the borough is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

Despite being a small borough, Caldwell has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Caldwell, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Caldwell is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 61.54% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Caldwell in 2018 was $60,262, 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 $241,048 for a family of four.

Caldwell is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Caldwell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Caldwell residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Caldwell also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.81% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Caldwell include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.

In addition, Caldwell has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.51%).

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