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Sayreville, NJ
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Living in Sayreville



Sayreville is a medium-sized coastal borough (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 45,123 people and 13 constituent neighborhoods, Sayreville is the 35th largest community in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Sayreville 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 Sayreville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.61% 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 of the nice things about Sayreville is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Sayreville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Sayreville, the average commute to work is 33.22 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the borough, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

For the size of the borough, public transportation in Sayreville is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Sayreville, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The citizens of Sayreville are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.45% of adults in Sayreville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Sayreville in 2018 was $40,578, 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 $162,312 for a family of four. However, Sayreville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Sayreville is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Sayreville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sayreville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Sayreville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.63% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sayreville include Italian, Irish, Polish, German, and Portuguese.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Sayreville's cultural character, accounting for 32.87% of the borough’s population.

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