Hasbrouck Heights is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 12,018 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hasbrouck Heights is the 159th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Hasbrouck Heights 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.

Of important note, Hasbrouck Heights is also a borough of artists. Hasbrouck Heights has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Hasbrouck Heights’s character.

Also of interest is that Hasbrouck Heights 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: 9.44% 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.

Hasbrouck Heights is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The borough’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Hasbrouck Heights’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Hasbrouck Heights, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.13 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.

Despite being a small borough, Hasbrouck Heights has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The citizens of Hasbrouck Heights are among the most well-educated in the nation: 42.08% of adults in Hasbrouck Heights have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hasbrouck Heights in 2022 was $49,758, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $199,032 for a family of four. However, Hasbrouck Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hasbrouck Heights is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Hasbrouck Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hasbrouck Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Hasbrouck Heights also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.97% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hasbrouck Heights include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Jamaican.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Hasbrouck Heights's cultural character, accounting for 28.27% of the borough’s population.

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