Harrison is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 22,182 people and five associated neighborhoods, Harrison is the 104th largest community in New Jersey. Much of the housing stock in Harrison was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Harrison economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Harrison, where the median household income is $93,013.00.

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

A relatively large number of people in Harrison telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.79% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Harrison, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

In Harrison, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.27 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.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Harrison is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Harrison area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Harrison, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Harrison is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.74% 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 Harrison in 2022 was $51,945, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $207,780 for a family of four. However, Harrison contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Harrison is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Harrison 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 Harrison, accounting for 39.70% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Harrison residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Harrison include Irish, Portuguese, Brazilian, Polish, and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Harrison's cultural character, accounting for 54.49% of the town’s population.

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