Cranford is a very small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 2,032 people and five associated neighborhoods, Cranford is the 423rd largest community in New Jersey. Housing costs in Cranford 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.Cranford is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.61% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Cranford is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cranford who work in management occupations (18.78%), business and financial occupations (10.33%), and office and administrative support (10.23%). Also of interest is that Cranford 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: 25.62% 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 Cranford, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.54 minutes every day commuting to work. However, 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. In Cranford, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Cranford is a relatively small town. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Cranford, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Cranford is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 61.19% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Cranford in 2022 was $66,696, 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 $266,784 for a family of four. Cranford is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cranford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cranford residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cranford include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Greek. Cranford also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.84%. The most common language spoken in Cranford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
