New Brunswick is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 57,487 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, New Brunswick is the 24th largest community in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that New Brunswick 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: 10.97% 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 New Brunswick has a very large number of students who are 18 years or older and in college, it is thought of as a college town. This has a major influence on local New Brunswick lifestyle, entertainment, and culture in general. Life in New Brunswick is very much tied to the academic calendar: when students return from the summer break in the fall, one will notice them out and about, buying groceries, out with friends, and generally getting re-acquainted with each other. In New Brunswick people study hard and play hard, and there is ample opportunity to do both.

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

The citizens of New Brunswick are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.42% of adults in New Brunswick having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in New Brunswick in 2022 was $25,416, which is low income relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $101,664 for a family of four. However, New Brunswick contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. New Brunswick also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.96% of its population below the federal poverty line.

New Brunswick is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call New Brunswick 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 New Brunswick, accounting for 54.62% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of New Brunswick residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in New Brunswick include Irish, Italian, German, Guyanese, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of New Brunswick's cultural character, accounting for 39.90% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in New Brunswick is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Chinese.