Denville is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 17,376 people and three associated neighborhoods, Denville is the largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Denville 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 Denville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Denville is also a township of artists. Denville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Denville’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 29.58% 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.

In addition, Denville 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, Denville 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, Denville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Denville 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.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Denville, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Denville is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 61.01% 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 Denville in 2022 was $66,884, 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 $267,536 for a family of four.

Denville is a very ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Denville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Denville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Denville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.64% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Denville include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.

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