New Brunswick is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 55,846 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, New Brunswick is the 24th largest community in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that New Brunswick 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: 10.19% 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 New Brunswick has a very large number of students who are 18 years or older and in college, it is thought of as a college town. This has a major influence on local New Brunswick lifestyle, entertainment, and culture in general. Life in New Brunswick is very much tied to the academic calendar: when students return from the summer break in the fall, one will notice them out and about, buying groceries, out with friends, and generally getting re-acquainted with each other. In New Brunswick people study hard and play hard, and there is ample opportunity to do both.

Not only is New Brunswick a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, shaping the character of the city into a place that is geared toward, and considered attractive to, many single, educated people. Many singles consider New Brunswick a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

For the size of the city, public transportation in New Brunswick is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking taxis. For New Brunswick, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The citizens of New Brunswick are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.00% of adults in New Brunswick having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in New Brunswick in 2022 was $25,693, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,772 for a family of four. However, New Brunswick contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. New Brunswick also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.58% of its population below the federal poverty line.

New Brunswick is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call New Brunswick 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 New Brunswick, accounting for 51.13% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of New Brunswick residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in New Brunswick include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Guyanese.

Foreign born people are also an important part of New Brunswick's cultural character, accounting for 36.47% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in New Brunswick is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Chinese.