Nutley is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 29,565 people and six associated neighborhoods, Nutley is the 59th largest community in New Jersey.
Housing costs in Nutley 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 Nutley has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Nutley telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.67% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 Nutley, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.20 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.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the township are by private automobile, Nutley is somewhat unusual for a township of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Nutley area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Nutley, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Nutley is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.74% 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 Nutley in 2022 was $55,846, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $223,384 for a family of four.
Nutley is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Nutley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nutley residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Nutley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.20% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Nutley include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Nutley's cultural character, accounting for 23.38% of the township’s population.
The most common language spoken in Nutley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.