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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.90% 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 Washington, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.03 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

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 citizens of Washington are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.84% of adults in Washington having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.