Mahwah is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 25,291 people and five associated neighborhoods, Mahwah is the 72nd largest community in New Jersey. Housing costs in Mahwah 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.Mahwah is a decidedly white-collar township, with fully 89.56% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Mahwah is a township of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mahwah who work in management occupations (16.75%), sales jobs (13.24%), and office and administrative support (9.93%). Of important note, Mahwah is also a township of artists. Mahwah has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Mahwah’s character. Also of interest is that Mahwah has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 20.35% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 Mahwah, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Mahwah provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities. Although the majority of commuting trips in the township are by private automobile, Mahwah is somewhat unusual for a township 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 Mahwah area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.If knowledge is power, Mahwah is a pretty powerful place. 59.09% of the adults in Mahwah 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 Mahwah in 2022 was $62,760, 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 $251,040 for a family of four. Mahwah is a very ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Mahwah home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mahwah residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Mahwah also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.41% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mahwah include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English. In addition, Mahwah has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.10%). The most common language spoken in Mahwah is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
