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Hamburg, NJ
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Hamburg profile


Living in Hamburg



Hamburg is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 3,308 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hamburg is the 373rd largest community in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Hamburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Hamburg is also a borough of artists. Hamburg has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Hamburg’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.31% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Hamburg’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

In Hamburg, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.76 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small borough, Hamburg doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The education level of Hamburg citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.47% of adults in Hamburg have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hamburg in 2018 was $48,661, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $194,644 for a family of four. However, Hamburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hamburg is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Hamburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hamburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Hamburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.86% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hamburg include Irish, German, Italian, Polish, and English.

In addition, Hamburg has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.65%).

The most common language spoken in Hamburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and West Germanic languages.