Colts Neck is a somewhat small township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 9,937 people and three associated neighborhoods, Colts Neck is the 201st largest community in New Jersey. Colts Neck home prices are not only among the most expensive in New Jersey, but Colts Neck real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Colts Neck is a decidedly white-collar township, with fully 90.38% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Colts Neck is a township of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Colts Neck who work in management occupations (23.17%), sales jobs (11.96%), and healthcare (9.30%). Also of interest is that Colts Neck has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 23.07% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Because of many things, Colts Neck is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Colts Neck a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The township’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Colts Neck has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Colts Neck’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. In Colts Neck, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.71 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Even though Colts Neck is a smaller township, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Colts Neck. 65.99% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Colts Neck in 2022 was $90,780, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $363,120 for a family of four. Colts Neck is a somewhat ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Colts Neck home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Colts Neck residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Colts Neck include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Colts Neck is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
