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Nutley, NJ
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Nutley profile


Living in Nutley



Nutley is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 29,565 people and six associated neighborhoods, Nutley is the 59th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Nutley 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 Nutley 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: 16.67% 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.

In Nutley, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.20 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.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Nutley use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Nutley‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

If knowledge is power, Nutley is a pretty powerful place. 50.74% of the adults in Nutley 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 Nutley in 2022 was $55,846, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $223,384 for a family of four.

Nutley is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Nutley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nutley residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Nutley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.20% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Nutley include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.

Nutley also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 23.38%.

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