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.
Housing costs in Iselin 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 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 17.76% 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.
In Iselin, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.91 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 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.
If knowledge is power, Iselin is a pretty powerful place. 54.97% of the adults in Iselin have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Iselin in 2022 was $46,000, 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 $184,000 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. Iselin also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.69% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Iselin include Irish, Italian, German, Polish, and Portuguese.
Iselin also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 54.35%.
The most common language spoken in Iselin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.
