Weehawken is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 17,215 people and four associated neighborhoods, Weehawken is the 114th largest community in New Jersey. Weehawken has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic townships in the country.

Weehawken home prices are not only among the most expensive in New Jersey, but Weehawken real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

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

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 19.37% 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.

Weehawken, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the township.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Weehawken is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

In Weehawken, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.40 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. In addition, the township is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

Despite being a small township, Weehawken has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Weehawken, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Weehawken is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 63.48% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Weehawken in 2018 was $76,584, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $306,336 for a family of four. However, Weehawken contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Weehawken is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Weehawken home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Weehawken residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Weehawken also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.13% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Weehawken include Italian, Irish, German, Russian, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Weehawken's cultural character, accounting for 38.93% of the township’s population.

The most common language spoken in Weehawken is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.