Secaucus is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 22,710 people and four associated neighborhoods, Secaucus is the 91st largest community in New Jersey. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Secaucus, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Secaucus, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Secaucus’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Secaucus does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $139,821.00.

Housing costs in Secaucus 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 Secaucus 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: 24.86% 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.

Secaucus, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

In Secaucus, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.99 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

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

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Secaucus. 63.12% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Secaucus in 2022 was $68,437, 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 $273,748 for a family of four.

Secaucus is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Secaucus home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Secaucus residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Secaucus also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.34% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Secaucus include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Guyanese.

In addition, Secaucus has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (43.27%).

The most common language spoken in Secaucus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.