Fords is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 12,941 people and three associated neighborhoods, Fords is the 148th largest community in New Jersey.
Housing costs in Fords 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.
Also of interest is that Fords has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One downside of living in Fords is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Fords, the average commute to work is 31.30 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
In Fords, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Fords is a relatively small town. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The citizens of Fords are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.67% of adults in Fords have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Fords in 2022 was $45,315, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $181,260 for a family of four. However, Fords contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Fords is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fords home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fords residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Fords also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.47% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fords include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Hungarian.
Fords also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 32.39%.
The most common language spoken in Fords is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.