Pemberton is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 1,392 people and three associated neighborhoods, Pemberton is the 458th largest community in New Jersey. Much of the housing stock in Pemberton was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Pemberton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Pemberton is a borough of service providers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pemberton who work in office and administrative support (15.08%), management occupations (10.92%), and personal care services (10.77%). A relatively large number of people in Pemberton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.79% 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. The population of Pemberton overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Pemberton, 21.74% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Pemberton in 2022 was $43,803, 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 $175,212 for a family of four. However, Pemberton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pemberton is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Pemberton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pemberton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Pemberton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.36% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pemberton include Irish, English, German, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Pemberton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
