Kendall Park is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 9,989 people and four associated neighborhoods, Kendall Park is the 198th largest community in New Jersey.
Housing costs in Kendall Park 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 Kendall Park 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: 20.85% 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.
Because of many things, Kendall Park 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, Kendall Park really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Kendall Park 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.
One downside of living in Kendall Park, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.11 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.
Even though Kendall Park is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Kendall Park, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Kendall Park is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 61.11% 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 Kendall Park in 2022 was $68,076, 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 $272,304 for a family of four.
Kendall Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Kendall Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kendall Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Kendall Park include Italian, German, Irish, English, and Russian.
Kendall Park also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 28.77%.
The most common language spoken in Kendall Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.