South Bound Brook is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 4,833 people and just one neighborhood, South Bound Brook is the 318th largest community in New Jersey.
Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, South Bound Brook is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, South Bound Brook is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Bound Brook who work in office and administrative support (15.08%), sales jobs (11.50%), and management occupations (8.50%).
Also of interest is that South Bound Brook has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.98% 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.
The overall education level of South Bound Brook is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.17% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in South Bound Brook in 2022 was $39,845, 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 $159,380 for a family of four. However, South Bound Brook contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
South Bound Brook is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call South Bound Brook home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Bound Brook residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. South Bound Brook also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 34.23% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in South Bound Brook include Irish, Italian, German, Polish, and English.
Foreign born people are also an important part of South Bound Brook's cultural character, accounting for 23.01% of the borough’s population.
The most common language spoken in South Bound Brook is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in South Bound Brook, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Russian and South American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Russian ancestry and 5.8% have South American ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in South Bound Brook are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 70.8% of the neighborhoods in America. With 13.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 56.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 31.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 31.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.3%), and 16.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 63.6% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in South Bound Brook, NJ, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (12.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (9.9%), and residents who report Italian roots (7.4%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (6.6%), along with some South American ancestry residents (5.8%), among others. In addition, 23.0% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (74.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (13.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.