Hoboken is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 57,703 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, Hoboken is the 21st largest community in New Jersey. Hoboken has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities. Hoboken home prices are not only among the most expensive in New Jersey, but Hoboken real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Hoboken is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 96.23% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hoboken is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hoboken who work in management occupations (24.23%), business and financial occupations (19.05%), and sales jobs (9.98%). Also of interest is that Hoboken has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Hoboken is also a city of artists. Hoboken has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Hoboken’s character. A relatively large number of people in Hoboken telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 29.29% 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. In Hoboken, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.40 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. In addition, the city is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. For the size of the city, public transportation in Hoboken is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the subway. For Hoboken, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Hoboken. 80.99% 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 Hoboken in 2022 was $102,492, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $409,968 for a family of four. Hoboken is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hoboken home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hoboken residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Hoboken also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.94% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hoboken include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Hoboken's cultural character, accounting for 19.69% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Hoboken is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
