Roselle is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 22,342 people and five associated neighborhoods, Roselle is the 86th largest community in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Roselle 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 Roselle telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.28% 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.

One downside of living in Roselle is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Roselle, the average commute to work is 32.66 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the borough, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. In addition, it is also a pedestrian-friendly borough. Many of Roselle’s neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the borough are by private automobile, Roselle is somewhat unusual for a borough of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Roselle area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

The overall education level of Roselle is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.11% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Roselle in 2022 was $40,437, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $161,748 for a family of four. However, Roselle contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Roselle is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Roselle home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Roselle residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Roselle also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.06% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Roselle include Haitian, Italian, Jamaican, Irish, and African.

Roselle also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 31.92%.

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