Iselin is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 20,088 people and three associated neighborhoods, Iselin is the 99th largest community in New Jersey.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Iselin is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Iselin is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Iselin who work in computer science and math (13.54%), management occupations (10.49%), and office and administrative support (9.12%). Also of interest is that Iselin has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Iselin telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 20.80% 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. One downside of living in Iselin is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Iselin, the average commute to work is 33.57 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Iselin use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Iselin‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.If knowledge is power, Iselin is a pretty powerful place. 53.68% of the adults in Iselin 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 Iselin in 2022 was $45,254, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $181,016 for a family of four. However, Iselin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Iselin is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Iselin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Iselin residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Iselin also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.80% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Iselin include Irish, Italian, German, Polish, and Portuguese. In addition, Iselin has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (50.44%). The most common language spoken in Iselin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.
