Millstone is a tiny borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 455 people and just one neighborhood, Millstone is the 503rd largest community in New Jersey.
Housing costs in Millstone 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.
Unlike some boroughs, Millstone isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Millstone are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Millstone is a borough of professionals, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Millstone who work in healthcare (17.27%), maintenance occupations (11.03%), and teaching (6.47%).
Also of interest is that Millstone 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: 9.16% 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, Millstone is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Millstone a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The borough’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Millstone has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Millstone’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
The citizens of Millstone are among the most well-educated in the nation: 46.50% of adults in Millstone have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Millstone in 2022 was $51,390, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $205,560 for a family of four.
Millstone is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Millstone home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Millstone residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Millstone also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.72% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Millstone include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.
In addition, Millstone has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (25.19%).
The most common language spoken in Millstone is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
This neighborhood has the distinction of having one of the lowest real estate vacancy rates of any neighborhood in America. With just 0.0% of the real estate vacant, this indicates an exceptionally strong demand for real estate in the neighborhood, and/or an issue with creating enough supply for the demand. This could have the effect of increasing real estate prices, increasing supply to meet demand, or both.
American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the neighborhood buck this trend. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 54.2% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 99.8% of the neighborhoods in the nation.
In the neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 33.7% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 99.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The neighborhood is a great option for families, as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's research on this neighborhood. The combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes, make this neighborhood among the top 9.6% of family-friendly neighborhoods in the state of New Jersey. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a sense of community. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools. In addition to being an excellent choice for families with school-aged children, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for urban sophisticates.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Italian and Polish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 19.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Italian ancestry and 9.3% have Polish ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Millstone are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 90.3% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.8% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 75.5% of America's neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 44.4% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 25.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.8%), and 7.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 66.4% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (27.0%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Millstone, NJ, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Italian (19.4%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (18.2%), and residents who report German roots (15.0%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (9.3%), along with some English ancestry residents (3.8%), among others. In addition, 25.2% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (32.4% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (54.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (33.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.