LIVING IN PISCATAWAY

Piscataway is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 57,696 people and 11 constituent neighborhoods, Piscataway is the 18th largest community in New Jersey. Piscataway Homes

Housing costs in Piscataway 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.

Piscataway is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.68% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Piscataway is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Piscataway who work in management occupations (12.77%), office and administrative support (12.36%), and sales jobs (9.86%). Piscataway Homes

Also of interest is that Piscataway has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Piscataway Home

Because Piscataway has a very large number of students who are 18 years or older and in college, it is thought of as a college town. This has a major influence on local Piscataway lifestyle, entertainment, and culture in general. Life in Piscataway is very much tied to the academic calendar: when students return from the summer break in the fall, one will notice them out and about, buying groceries, out with friends, and generally getting re-acquainted with each other. In Piscataway people study hard and play hard, and there is ample opportunity to do both.

One downside of living in Piscataway is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Piscataway, the average commute to work is 31.30 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. Piscataway Homes

Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Piscataway is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Piscataway area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Piscataway, you’ll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Piscataway is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 54.94% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. Piscataway Homes

The per capita income in Piscataway in 2010 was $30,760, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,040 for a family of four. However, Piscataway contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Piscataway Homes

Piscataway is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Piscataway home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Piscataway residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Piscataway also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.12% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Piscataway include Irish, German, Polish, and English.

In addition, Piscataway has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (31.81%). Piscataway Homes

The most common language spoken in Piscataway is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.