Hewitt is a very small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 1,912 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hewitt is the 430th largest community in New Jersey.Hewitt is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.27% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hewitt is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hewitt who work in management occupations (28.37%), business and financial occupations (22.94%), and office and administrative support (10.12%). Also of interest is that Hewitt has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Hewitt telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 36.50% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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, Hewitt is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. Because of many things, Hewitt is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Hewitt really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Hewitt perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. In Hewitt, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 43.78 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The population of Hewitt is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.42% of adults in Hewitt have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Hewitt in 2022 was $78,257, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $313,028 for a family of four. Hewitt is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hewitt home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hewitt residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hewitt include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Hewitt is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
