Maywood is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 10,000 people and three associated neighborhoods, Maywood is the 194th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Maywood 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.

Also of interest is that Maywood 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 Maywood telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.22% 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.

Despite being a small borough, Maywood has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The citizens of Maywood are among the most well-educated in the nation: 42.97% of adults in Maywood 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 Maywood in 2022 was $49,808, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $199,232 for a family of four.

Maywood is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Maywood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Maywood residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Maywood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.16% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Maywood include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Maywood's cultural character, accounting for 24.43% of the borough’s population.

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