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Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack profile


Living in Hackensack



Hackensack is a medium-sized city located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 45,633 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Hackensack is the 34th largest community in New Jersey.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.64% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Hackensack, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Hackensack is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Hackensack, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

Hackensack is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.75% of adults in Hackensack have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Hackensack in 2018 was $44,428, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $177,712 for a family of four. However, Hackensack contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hackensack is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hackensack home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Hackensack, accounting for 36.82% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Hackensack residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hackensack include Italian, Irish, German, Jamaican, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Hackensack's cultural character, accounting for 42.38% of the city’s population.

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