Hammonton is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 14,797 people and five associated neighborhoods, Hammonton is the 132nd largest community in New Jersey.Unlike some towns, Hammonton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Hammonton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hammonton is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hammonton who work in office and administrative support (9.40%), teaching (9.07%), and food service (8.88%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.38% 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Hammonton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Hammonton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hammonton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hammonton may be for you.In terms of college education, Hammonton is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.13% of adults in Hammonton have a college degree. The per capita income in Hammonton in 2022 was $43,051, 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 $172,204 for a family of four. However, Hammonton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hammonton is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hammonton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hammonton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Hammonton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.66% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hammonton include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Hammonton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
