Collingswood is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 14,150 people and six associated neighborhoods, Collingswood is the 139th largest community in New Jersey. Collingswood has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Collingswood is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 90.29% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Collingswood is a borough of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Collingswood who work in management occupations (14.27%), teaching (12.49%), and sales jobs (9.72%). Also of interest is that Collingswood 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: 19.18% 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. Even though Collingswood is a smaller borough, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the subway for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.The citizens of Collingswood are among the most well-educated in the nation: 48.78% of adults in Collingswood 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 Collingswood in 2022 was $54,456, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $217,824 for a family of four. However, Collingswood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Collingswood is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Collingswood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Collingswood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Collingswood include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Collingswood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
