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Roselle, NJ
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Roselle profile


Living in Roselle



Roselle is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 23,064 people and five associated neighborhoods, Roselle is the 86th largest community in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Roselle has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.26% 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 Roselle, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.39 minutes every day commuting to work. It is, however, a pedestrian-friendly borough. Many of its neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. In addition, 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.

For the size of the borough, public transportation in Roselle is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Roselle, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The percentage of people in Roselle who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.11% of adults in Roselle have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Roselle in 2022 was $42,371, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $169,484 for a family of four. However, Roselle contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Roselle is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Roselle 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 Roselle, accounting for 44.19% of the borough’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Roselle residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Roselle include Haitian, Italian, Jamaican, African, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Roselle's cultural character, accounting for 33.72% of the borough’s population.

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