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Iselin, NJ
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Living in Iselin



Iselin is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 20,088 people and three associated neighborhoods, Iselin is the 99th largest community in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Iselin 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: 15.88% 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.

One downside of living in Iselin is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Iselin, the average commute to work is 35.14 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

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

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Iselin. 53.28% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Iselin in 2018 was $47,795, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $191,180 for a family of four.

Iselin is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Iselin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Iselin residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Iselin include Irish, Italian, German, Polish, and Hungarian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Iselin's cultural character, accounting for 50.99% of the town’s population.

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