In Haledon, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Haledon is a relatively small borough. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
In terms of college education, Haledon is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.56% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Haledon in 2022 was $37,366, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,464 for a family of four. However, Haledon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Haledon is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Haledon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Haledon, accounting for 54.49% of the borough’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Haledon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Haledon include Irish, Italian, Albanian, German, and English.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Haledon's cultural character, accounting for 32.05% of the borough’s population.
The most common language spoken in Haledon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
