Hackensack is a medium-sized city located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 45,633 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Hackensack is the 34th largest community in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Hackensack has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.64% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Hackensack, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Hackensack is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Hackensack area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

The education level of Hackensack ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Hackensack, 40.75% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Hackensack in 2022 was $44,428, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $177,712 for a family of four. However, Hackensack contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hackensack is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hackensack home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Hackensack, accounting for 36.82% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Hackensack residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hackensack include Italian, Irish, German, Jamaican, and Polish.

Hackensack also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 42.38%.

The most common language spoken in Hackensack is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.