In Irvington, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.47 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.
A lot of people in Irvington take the bus for their daily commute. For the size of the township, the number of people who use public transportation is quite high. For many people in Irvington, this fills their need for low-cost transportation.
The population of Irvington overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Irvington, 22.33% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Irvington in 2022 was $27,378, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,512 for a family of four. However, Irvington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Irvington is a somewhat ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Irvington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Irvington residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Irvington also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.24% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Irvington include Haitian, Jamaican, Nigerian, Guyanese, and African.
Irvington also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 33.47%.
The most common language spoken in Irvington is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and French Creole.
