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Iselin, NJ
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Living in Iselin



Iselin is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 20,088 people and three associated neighborhoods, Iselin is the 99th largest community in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Iselin 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 Iselin telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.88% 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.

One downside of living in Iselin, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.14 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Iselin use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Iselin‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Iselin, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Iselin is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 53.28% 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 Iselin in 2018 was $47,795, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $191,180 for a family of four.

Iselin is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Iselin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Iselin residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Iselin include Irish, Italian, German, Polish, and Hungarian.

Iselin also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 50.99%.

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