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Sayreville, NJ
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Living in Sayreville



Sayreville is a medium-sized coastal borough (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 45,123 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Sayreville is the 35th largest community in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Sayreville 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: 10.30% 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.

Sayreville is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One downside of living in Sayreville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Sayreville, the average commute to work is 32.92 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the borough, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

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

The education level of Sayreville citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.10% of adults in Sayreville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Sayreville in 2018 was $43,127, 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 $172,508 for a family of four. However, Sayreville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Sayreville is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Sayreville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sayreville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Sayreville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.19% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Sayreville include Italian, Irish, Polish, German, and English.

Sayreville also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 32.65%.

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