Avenel is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 16,920 people and three associated neighborhoods, Avenel is the 117th largest community in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Avenel 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: 9.83% 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 Avenel is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Avenel, the average commute to work is 31.18 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 Avenel is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

In terms of college education, Avenel is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.85% of adults in Avenel have a college degree.

The per capita income in Avenel in 2022 was $42,240, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $168,960 for a family of four.

Avenel is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Avenel home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Avenel residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Avenel also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.34% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Avenel include Italian, Irish, Polish, German, and Haitian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Avenel's cultural character, accounting for 28.61% of the town’s population.

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