Boonton is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 8,894 people and three associated neighborhoods, Boonton is the 224th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Boonton 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 Boonton 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: 20.05% 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.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Boonton, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Boonton is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.08% 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 Boonton in 2022 was $50,298, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $201,192 for a family of four. However, Boonton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Boonton is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Boonton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Boonton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Boonton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.93% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Boonton include Italian, German, Irish, Polish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Boonton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Urdu.