Hackensack is a medium-sized city located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 45,633 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Hackensack is the 34th largest community in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Hackensack 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 Hackensack telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.64% 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.

Hackensack, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Hackensack use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Hackensack‘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.

The citizens of Hackensack are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.75% of adults in Hackensack have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hackensack in 2022 was $44,428, 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 $177,712 for a family of four. However, Hackensack contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hackensack is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hackensack home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Hackensack, accounting for 36.82% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Hackensack residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hackensack include Italian, Irish, German, Jamaican, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Hackensack's cultural character, accounting for 42.38% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Hackensack is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.