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 NJ Houses

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 NJ Houses

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 NJ Houses

 

Piscataway is also a major college town with a large number of people who are 18 years or older and attending college. As is often the case in college towns, the many students that live in Piscataway have a strong influence on the local culture and entertainment scene, which may seem dormant by comparison in the summer months when much of the student population is away. In the fall, the return of students has a reinvigorating effect on the community. Because colleges are lasting institutions, they have a stabilizing effect on the economy by providing direct local benefits such as jobs for faculty and staff and spending by students. Piscataway’s economy is one such example of this. Piscataway NJ Houses

One downside of living in Piscataway, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.30 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

For the size of the town, public transportation in Piscataway is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Piscataway, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways. Piscataway NJ Houses

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Piscataway. 54.94% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. Piscataway NJ Houses

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 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%).

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