Hackettstown is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 10,130 people and four associated neighborhoods, Hackettstown is the 189th largest community in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Hackettstown 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 Hackettstown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.73% 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.

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Hackettstown, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Hackettstown provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

The education level of Hackettstown citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.72% of adults in Hackettstown have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hackettstown in 2018 was $40,183, 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 $160,732 for a family of four. However, Hackettstown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hackettstown is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hackettstown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hackettstown residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Hackettstown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.52% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hackettstown include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.

In addition, Hackettstown has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.14%).

The most common language spoken in Hackettstown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.