Secaucus is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 21,005 people and four associated neighborhoods, Secaucus is the 91st largest community in New Jersey. Secaucus has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Secaucus, where the median household income is $129,348.00. Housing costs in Secaucus 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.Secaucus is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.88% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Secaucus is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Secaucus who work in computer science and math (15.63%), management occupations (15.13%), and business and financial occupations (10.77%). Also of interest is that Secaucus 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: 21.05% 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 Secaucus, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.41 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. For the size of the town, public transportation in Secaucus is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Secaucus, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.If knowledge is power, Secaucus is a pretty powerful place. 60.46% of the adults in Secaucus 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 Secaucus in 2022 was $60,425, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $241,700 for a family of four. Secaucus is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Secaucus home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Secaucus residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Secaucus also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.72% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Secaucus include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Russian. Secaucus also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 44.56%. The most common language spoken in Secaucus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
