Saddle Brook is a somewhat small township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 14,340 people and two associated neighborhoods, Saddle Brook is the 138th largest community in New Jersey.
Housing costs in Saddle Brook 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.
Of important note, Saddle Brook is also a township of artists. Saddle Brook has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Saddle Brook’s character.
Also of interest is that Saddle Brook 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 Saddle Brook telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.09% 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.
Even though Saddle Brook is a smaller township, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The citizens of Saddle Brook are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.00% of adults in Saddle Brook have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Saddle Brook in 2022 was $51,631, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $206,524 for a family of four.
Saddle Brook is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Saddle Brook home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Saddle Brook residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Saddle Brook also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.39% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Saddle Brook include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.
In addition, Saddle Brook has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.76%).
The most common language spoken in Saddle Brook is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.