Neptune is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 25,101 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Neptune is the 75th largest community in New Jersey. Housing costs in Neptune 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.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Neptune is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Neptune is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Neptune who work in office and administrative support (11.06%), healthcare (9.43%), and sales jobs (9.08%). Also of interest is that Neptune 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: 8.75% 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 terms of college education, Neptune is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.63% of adults in Neptune have a college degree. The per capita income in Neptune in 2022 was $43,429, 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 $173,716 for a family of four. However, Neptune contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Neptune is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Neptune home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Neptune residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Neptune also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.71% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Neptune include Italian, Irish, German, Haitian, and English. The most common language spoken in Neptune is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
