Secaucus is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 21,108 people and four associated neighborhoods, Secaucus is the 91st largest community in New Jersey. Much of the housing stock in Secaucus was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Secaucus economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Secaucus, where the median household income is $129,348.00.
Housing costs in Secaucus 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 Secaucus 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 Secaucus telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 21.05% 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.
One downside of living in Secaucus, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.41 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Secaucus is somewhat unusual for a town 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 Secaucus area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Secaucus, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Secaucus is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 60.46% 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 Secaucus in 2022 was $60,425, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $241,700 for a family of four.
Secaucus is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Secaucus home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Secaucus residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Secaucus also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.72% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Secaucus include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Russian.
Secaucus also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 44.56%.
The most common language spoken in Secaucus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.