Secaucus is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 21,108 people and four associated neighborhoods, Secaucus is the 91st largest community in New Jersey. Much of the housing stock in Secaucus was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Secaucus economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Secaucus, where the median household income is $129,348.00.

Housing costs in Secaucus 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.

Also of interest is that Secaucus has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 21.05% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 Secaucus, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.41 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Secaucus use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Secaucus‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

If knowledge is power, Secaucus is a pretty powerful place. 60.46% of the adults in Secaucus have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Secaucus in 2018 was $60,425, 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 $241,700 for a family of four.

Secaucus is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Secaucus home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Secaucus residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Secaucus also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.72% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Secaucus include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Russian.

In addition, Secaucus has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (44.56%).

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