Cranbury is a very small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 2,200 people and two associated neighborhoods, Cranbury is the 418th largest community in New Jersey. Cranbury home prices are not only among the most expensive in New Jersey, but Cranbury real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Cranbury is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 97.33% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Cranbury is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cranbury who work in management occupations (16.25%), sales jobs (14.84%), and computer science and math (12.40%). Also of interest is that Cranbury has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Cranbury is also a town of artists. Cranbury has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Cranbury’s character. A relatively large number of people in Cranbury telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 34.30% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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, Cranbury is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Cranbury really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Cranbury perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. In Cranbury, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.91 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. Despite being a small town, Cranbury has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Cranbury. 70.54% 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 Cranbury in 2022 was $82,835, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $331,340 for a family of four. Cranbury is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cranbury home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cranbury residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Cranbury include Irish, Italian, Polish, English, and Russian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Cranbury's cultural character, accounting for 19.73% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Cranbury is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Langs. of India.
