Plainsboro is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 23,931 people and five associated neighborhoods, Plainsboro is the 80th largest community in New Jersey. Housing costs in Plainsboro 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.Plainsboro is a decidedly white-collar township, with fully 92.88% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Plainsboro is a township of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Plainsboro who work in computer science and math (22.34%), management occupations (17.47%), and sales jobs (10.47%). Also of interest is that Plainsboro has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Plainsboro has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 27.80% 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. One downside of living in Plainsboro is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Plainsboro, the average commute to work is 32.64 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the township, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. For the size of the township, public transportation in Plainsboro is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Plainsboro, 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 Plainsboro. 78.17% 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 Plainsboro in 2022 was $69,534, 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 $278,136 for a family of four. Plainsboro is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Plainsboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Plainsboro residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Plainsboro include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish. Plainsboro also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 50.62%. The most common language spoken in Plainsboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Other Asian languages.
