Irvington is a larger medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 61,838 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Irvington is the 18th largest community in New Jersey.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.66% 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 Irvington, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.64 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Irvington has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, Irvington has quite a high level of public transit users. Irvington’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.

The citizens of Irvington are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.13% of adults in Irvington having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Irvington in 2022 was $31,171, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,684 for a family of four. However, Irvington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Irvington is a very ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Irvington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Irvington residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Irvington also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.30% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Irvington include Haitian, Nigerian, Jamaican, African, and Guyanese.

In addition, Irvington has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (35.45%).

The most common language spoken in Irvington is English. Other important languages spoken here include French Creole and French.