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Old Bridge, NJ
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Living in Old Bridge



Old Bridge is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 27,210 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Old Bridge is the 65th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Old Bridge 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 Old Bridge 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 Old Bridge telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.59% 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 Old Bridge, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.57 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.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Old Bridge use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Old Bridge‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

The citizens of Old Bridge are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.27% of adults in Old Bridge have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Old Bridge in 2022 was $51,132, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $204,528 for a family of four. However, Old Bridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Old Bridge is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Old Bridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Old Bridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Old Bridge also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.83% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Old Bridge include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Old Bridge's cultural character, accounting for 20.90% of the town’s population.

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