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.

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: 22.99% 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.

In Secaucus, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.30 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.

If knowledge is power, Secaucus is a pretty powerful place. 62.68% of the adults in Secaucus have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Secaucus in 2022 was $65,620, 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 $262,480 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 White, followed by Asian. Secaucus also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.35% 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 (42.89%).

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