Harrison is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 20,520 people and five associated neighborhoods, Harrison is the 104th largest community in New Jersey. Much of the housing stock in Harrison was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Harrison economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Harrison, where the median household income is $72,773.00.

Housing costs in Harrison 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.

Also of interest is that Harrison 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: 15.25% 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.

Harrison, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

One downside of living in Harrison is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Harrison, the average commute to work is 36.28 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.

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

The education level of Harrison ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Harrison, 46.48% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Harrison in 2022 was $43,699, 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 $174,796 for a family of four. However, Harrison contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Harrison is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Harrison 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 Harrison, accounting for 46.85% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Harrison residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Harrison include Irish, Polish, Portuguese, Italian, and German.

Harrison also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 53.78%.

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