Harrison is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 19,801 people and five associated neighborhoods, Harrison is the 104th largest community in New Jersey. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Harrison, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Harrison, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Harrison’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Harrison does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $72,773.00.

Housing costs in Harrison 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 Harrison 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 Harrison telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.25% 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.

Harrison, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

In Harrison, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.28 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.

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

Harrison is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 46.48% of adults in Harrison have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Harrison in 2022 was $43,699, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $174,796 for a family of four. However, Harrison contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Harrison is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Harrison home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Harrison, accounting for 46.85% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Harrison residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Harrison include Irish, Polish, Portuguese, Italian, and German.

In addition, Harrison has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (53.78%).

The most common language spoken in Harrison is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Langs. of India.