Barrington is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 7,036 people and two associated neighborhoods, Barrington is the 260th largest community in New Jersey.Barrington is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 86.03% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Barrington is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Barrington who work in office and administrative support (16.43%), teaching (10.71%), and healthcare (10.59%). Also of interest is that Barrington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.31% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. The citizens of Barrington are among the most well-educated in the nation: 43.50% of adults in Barrington have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Barrington in 2022 was $49,735, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $198,940 for a family of four. Barrington is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Barrington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Barrington residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Barrington include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Barrington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
