Hamburg is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 3,308 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hamburg is the 373rd largest community in New Jersey.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hamburg is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hamburg is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hamburg who work in sales jobs (12.72%), business and financial occupations (9.99%), and management occupations (9.30%). Also of interest is that Hamburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Hamburg is also a borough of artists. Hamburg has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Hamburg’s character. A relatively large number of people in Hamburg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.31% 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. The overall crime rate in Hamburg is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. In Hamburg, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.76 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small borough, Hamburg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Hamburg 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: 37.47% of adults in Hamburg have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Hamburg in 2022 was $48,661, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $194,644 for a family of four. However, Hamburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hamburg is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Hamburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hamburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Hamburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.86% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hamburg include Irish, German, Italian, Polish, and English. In addition, Hamburg has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.65%). The most common language spoken in Hamburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and West Germanic languages.
