In Irvington, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.47 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. In addition, the township is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.
Irvington has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, Irvington has quite a high level of public transit users. Irvington’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.
The citizens of Irvington are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.33% of adults in Irvington having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Irvington in 2022 was $27,378, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,512 for a family of four. However, Irvington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Irvington is a somewhat ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Irvington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Irvington residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Irvington also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.24% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Irvington include Haitian, Jamaican, Nigerian, Guyanese, and African.
Irvington also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 33.47%.
The most common language spoken in Irvington is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and French Creole.
