Teaneck is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 41,631 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Teaneck is the 42nd largest community in New Jersey.
Housing costs in Teaneck 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.
Of important note, Teaneck is also a township of artists. Teaneck has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Teaneck’s character.
Also of interest is that Teaneck 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 Teaneck telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.45% 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.
Because of many things, Teaneck is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Teaneck really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Teaneck perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
In Teaneck, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.18 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.
For the size of the township, public transportation in Teaneck is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Teaneck, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.
Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Teaneck. 54.49% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.
The per capita income in Teaneck in 2022 was $59,414, 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 $237,656 for a family of four.
Teaneck is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Teaneck home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Teaneck residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Teaneck also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.34% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Teaneck include Jamaican, Eastern European, Italian, Polish, and German.
In addition, Teaneck has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (26.83%).
The most common language spoken in Teaneck is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.