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Mahwah, NJ
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Mahwah profile


Living in Mahwah



Mahwah is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 25,291 people and five associated neighborhoods, Mahwah is the 72nd largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Mahwah 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.

Of important note, Mahwah is also a township of artists. Mahwah has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Mahwah’s character.

Also of interest is that Mahwah 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: 20.35% 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.

In addition, Mahwah is a college town. There are a lot of students in Mahwah attending college, and as a result Mahwah provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the township are by private automobile, Mahwah is somewhat unusual for a township 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 Mahwah area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

If knowledge is power, Mahwah is a pretty powerful place. 59.09% of the adults in Mahwah 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 Mahwah in 2018 was $62,760, 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 $251,040 for a family of four.

Mahwah is a very ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Mahwah home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mahwah residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Mahwah also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.41% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mahwah include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.

Mahwah also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.10%.

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