Washington is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 7,345 people and two associated neighborhoods, Washington is the 255th largest community in New Jersey. Washington has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.
Also of interest is that Washington 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 Washington telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.90% 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 downside of living in Washington, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.03 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
Even though Washington is a smaller borough, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The population of Washington overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Washington, 24.84% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Washington in 2018 was $34,521, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,084 for a family of four. However, Washington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Washington is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Washington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Washington residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Washington also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.07% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Washington include German, Italian, English, Irish, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Washington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.