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Midland Park, NJ
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Living in Midland Park



Midland Park is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 6,958 people and two associated neighborhoods, Midland Park is the 264th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Midland Park 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 Midland Park 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: 14.06% 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.

In addition, Midland Park is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Midland Park is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The borough’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Midland Park’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Despite being a small borough, Midland Park has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Midland Park, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Midland Park is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 53.46% 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 Midland Park in 2018 was $67,787, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $271,148 for a family of four.

Midland Park is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Midland Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Midland Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Midland Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.49% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Midland Park include Italian, Irish, Dutch, German, and English.

The most common language spoken in Midland Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.


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