Berkeley Heights is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 13,293 people and two associated neighborhoods, Berkeley Heights is the 145th largest community in New Jersey. Housing costs in Berkeley 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.Berkeley Heights is a decidedly white-collar township, with fully 91.76% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Berkeley Heights is a township of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Berkeley Heights who work in management occupations (19.00%), business and financial occupations (15.87%), and computer science and math (10.49%). Also of interest is that Berkeley 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: 20.66% 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. Because of many things, Berkeley Heights is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Berkeley Heights really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Berkeley Heights perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Berkeley Heights, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.10 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 township, Berkeley Heights has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.If knowledge is power, Berkeley Heights is a pretty powerful place. 73.22% of the adults in Berkeley Heights 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 Berkeley Heights in 2022 was $89,178, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $356,712 for a family of four. Berkeley Heights is a very ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Berkeley Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Berkeley Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Berkeley Heights include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Berkeley Heights's cultural character, accounting for 17.26% of the township’s population. The most common language spoken in Berkeley Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
