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Williamstown, NJ
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Living in Williamstown



Williamstown is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 15,082 people and six associated neighborhoods, Williamstown is the 127th largest community in New Jersey.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.32% 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.

In Williamstown, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.24 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

In terms of college education, Williamstown is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.23% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Williamstown in 2018 was $41,032, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $164,128 for a family of four. However, Williamstown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Williamstown is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Williamstown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Williamstown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Williamstown include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Williamstown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.