Metuchen is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 14,977 people and five associated neighborhoods, Metuchen is the 129th largest community in New Jersey. Housing costs in Metuchen 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.Metuchen is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 91.93% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Metuchen is a borough of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Metuchen who work in management occupations (20.23%), teaching (12.77%), and office and administrative support (9.28%). Also of interest is that Metuchen has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Metuchen is also a borough of artists. Metuchen has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Metuchen’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 20.19% 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, Metuchen 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, Metuchen 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, Metuchen really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Metuchen 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. One downside of living in Metuchen, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.66 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Even though Metuchen is a smaller borough, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Metuchen, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Metuchen is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 63.71% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Metuchen in 2022 was $67,457, 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 $269,828 for a family of four. Metuchen is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Metuchen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Metuchen residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Metuchen include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English. In addition, Metuchen has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.15%). The most common language spoken in Metuchen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.
