Bogota is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 9,799 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bogota is the 227th largest community in New Jersey. Bogota has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.
Housing costs in Bogota 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 Bogota has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Of important note, Bogota is also a borough of artists. Bogota has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Bogota’s character.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.00% 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 Bogota, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.89 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. In addition, the borough is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.
Even though Bogota is a smaller borough, 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.
In terms of college education, Bogota 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: 32.34% of adults in Bogota have a college degree.
The per capita income in Bogota in 2022 was $52,412, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $209,648 for a family of four. However, Bogota contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bogota is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Bogota home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Bogota, accounting for 48.95% of the borough’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Bogota residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bogota include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Jamaican.
In addition, Bogota has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (38.61%).
The most common language spoken in Bogota is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.