Hackettstown is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 10,125 people and four associated neighborhoods, Hackettstown is the 189th largest community in New Jersey.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hackettstown is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hackettstown is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hackettstown who work in office and administrative support (13.10%), management occupations (10.44%), and sales jobs (8.42%). Also of interest is that Hackettstown 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: 9.77% 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.Because there are quite a few people attending college in Hackettstown, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Hackettstown provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities. In Hackettstown, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.33 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The education level of Hackettstown citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.84% of adults in Hackettstown have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Hackettstown in 2022 was $40,297, 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 $161,188 for a family of four. However, Hackettstown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hackettstown is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hackettstown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hackettstown residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Hackettstown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.69% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hackettstown include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Hackettstown's cultural character, accounting for 17.34% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Hackettstown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
