Washington is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 7,345 people and two associated neighborhoods, Washington is the 255th largest community in New Jersey. Washington has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Washington is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Washington is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Washington who work in office and administrative support (14.72%), sales jobs (11.85%), and management occupations (8.98%). Also of interest is that Washington 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: 12.90% 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 Washington is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Washington, the average commute to work is 34.03 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the borough, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. In Washington, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Washington is a relatively small borough. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.The population of Washington overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Washington, 24.84% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Washington in 2022 was $34,521, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,084 for a family of four. However, Washington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Washington is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Washington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Washington residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Washington also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.07% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Washington include German, Italian, English, Irish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Washington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
