Hewitt is a very small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 1,912 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hewitt is the 430th largest community in New Jersey.Hewitt is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.63% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hewitt is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hewitt who work in management occupations (30.52%), business and financial occupations (24.56%), and office and administrative support (7.52%). Also of interest is that Hewitt has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 35.15% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 addition, Hewitt is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre. Because of many things, Hewitt is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Hewitt really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Hewitt perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Hewitt, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 43.17 minutes every day commuting to work. The citizens of Hewitt are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.09% of adults in Hewitt have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Hewitt in 2022 was $73,336, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $293,344 for a family of four. Hewitt is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hewitt home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hewitt residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hewitt include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Hewitt's cultural character, accounting for 16.34% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Hewitt is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
