Cranford is a very small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 2,032 people and five associated neighborhoods, Cranford is the 423rd largest community in New Jersey. Housing costs in Cranford 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.Cranford is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.61% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Cranford is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cranford who work in management occupations (18.78%), business and financial occupations (10.33%), and office and administrative support (10.23%). Also of interest is that Cranford 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 Cranford telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 25.62% 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. One downside of living in Cranford is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Cranford, the average commute to work is 38.54 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. Even though Cranford is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Cranford, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Cranford is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 61.19% 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 Cranford in 2022 was $66,696, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $266,784 for a family of four. Cranford is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cranford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cranford residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cranford include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Greek. Cranford also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.84%. The most common language spoken in Cranford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
