Tinton Falls is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 19,462 people and four associated neighborhoods, Tinton Falls is the 105th largest community in New Jersey. Housing costs in Tinton Falls 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.Tinton Falls is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 89.36% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Tinton Falls is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tinton Falls who work in office and administrative support (13.71%), management occupations (13.10%), and sales jobs (12.93%). Also of interest is that Tinton Falls 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: 14.56% 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. If knowledge is power, Tinton Falls is a pretty powerful place. 55.24% of the adults in Tinton Falls have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Tinton Falls in 2022 was $67,122, 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 $268,488 for a family of four. However, Tinton Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tinton Falls is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Tinton Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tinton Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Tinton Falls include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Tinton Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
