Hamburg is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 3,331 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hamburg is the 373rd largest community in New Jersey.
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.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.31% 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.
One downside of living in Hamburg is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Hamburg, the average commute to work is 33.76 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Hamburg is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Hamburg are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 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.