Cherry Hill is a larger medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 76,723 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, Cherry Hill is the ninth largest community in New Jersey.Cherry Hill is a decidedly white-collar township, with fully 87.52% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Cherry Hill is a township of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cherry Hill who work in management occupations (12.31%), office and administrative support (10.10%), and healthcare (9.71%). Also of interest is that Cherry Hill 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: 17.61% 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. Although the majority of commuting trips in the township are by private automobile, Cherry Hill 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 subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Cherry Hill area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Cherry Hill. 54.74% 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 Cherry Hill in 2022 was $58,271, 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 $233,084 for a family of four. Cherry Hill is a very ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Cherry Hill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cherry Hill residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Cherry Hill include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish. In addition, Cherry Hill has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.77%). The most common language spoken in Cherry Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
