Matawan is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 9,739 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Matawan is the 206th largest community in New Jersey. Housing costs in Matawan are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.Matawan is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Matawan is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Matawan who work in office and administrative support (11.77%), management occupations (11.07%), and teaching (9.65%). Also of interest is that Matawan 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: 17.15% 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. Matawan’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. In Matawan, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.60 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. Despite being a small borough, Matawan 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.Matawan is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 44.12% of adults in Matawan have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Matawan in 2022 was $51,890, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $207,560 for a family of four. However, Matawan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Matawan is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Matawan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Matawan residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Matawan also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.71% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Matawan include Irish, Italian, German, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Matawan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
