In addition, Maplewood is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.
Because of many things, Maplewood is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Maplewood a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The township’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Maplewood has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Maplewood’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
In Maplewood, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.62 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.
For the size of the township, public transportation in Maplewood is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Maplewood, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.
If knowledge is power, Maplewood is a pretty powerful place. 69.44% of the adults in Maplewood have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Maplewood in 2022 was $76,193, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $304,772 for a family of four.
Maplewood is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Maplewood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Maplewood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Maplewood include Irish, Italian, English, Haitian, and German.
Maplewood also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 23.33%.
The most common language spoken in Maplewood is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
