Roselle Park is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 13,932 people and three associated neighborhoods, Roselle Park is the 140th largest community in New Jersey.
Housing costs in Roselle 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 Roselle Park 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 Roselle Park telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.56% 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.
Even though Roselle Park is a smaller borough, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the subway for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The education level of Roselle Park citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.01% of adults in Roselle Park have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Roselle Park in 2022 was $48,486, 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 $193,944 for a family of four.
Roselle Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Roselle Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Roselle Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Roselle Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.43% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Roselle Park include Italian, Irish, Polish, German, and Portuguese.
Roselle Park also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 37.94%.
The most common language spoken in Roselle Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.