Iselin is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 20,088 people and three associated neighborhoods, Iselin is the 99th largest community in New Jersey.
Housing costs in Iselin 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 Iselin has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.76% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 Iselin, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.91 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
For the size of the town, public transportation in Iselin is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Iselin, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Iselin, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Iselin is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 54.97% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Iselin in 2022 was $46,000, 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 $184,000 for a family of four.
Iselin is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Iselin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Iselin residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Iselin also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.69% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Iselin include Irish, Italian, German, Polish, and Portuguese.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Iselin's cultural character, accounting for 54.35% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Iselin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.