Boonton is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 8,815 people and three associated neighborhoods, Boonton is the 224th largest community in New Jersey. Housing costs in Boonton 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.Boonton is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.57% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Boonton is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Boonton who work in management occupations (16.14%), office and administrative support (13.41%), and sales jobs (11.18%). Also of interest is that Boonton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.64% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 Boonton are among the most well-educated in the nation: 46.85% of adults in Boonton 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 Boonton in 2022 was $47,574, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $190,296 for a family of four. However, Boonton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Boonton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Boonton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Boonton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Boonton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.87% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Boonton include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English. Foreign born people are also an important part of Boonton's cultural character, accounting for 17.12% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Boonton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Urdu.
