Harrison is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 20,520 people and five associated neighborhoods, Harrison is the 104th largest community in New Jersey. Harrison has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Harrison, where the median household income is $82,290.00.
Housing costs in Harrison 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 Harrison 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 Harrison telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 18.64% 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.
Harrison, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.
In Harrison, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.05 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.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Harrison use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Harrison‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the subway. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
The citizens of Harrison are among the most well-educated in the nation: 49.16% of adults in Harrison have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Harrison in 2022 was $49,007, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $196,028 for a family of four. However, Harrison contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Harrison is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Harrison 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 Harrison, accounting for 43.51% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Harrison residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Harrison include Polish, Italian, Irish, Portuguese, and German.
Harrison also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 54.99%.
The most common language spoken in Harrison is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Langs. of India.