Plainsboro is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 24,558 people and five associated neighborhoods, Plainsboro is the 80th largest community in New Jersey. Housing costs in Plainsboro 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.Plainsboro is a decidedly white-collar township, with fully 94.96% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Plainsboro is a township of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Plainsboro who work in computer science and math (20.60%), management occupations (19.61%), and sales jobs (9.30%). Also of interest is that Plainsboro has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Plainsboro has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. A relatively large number of people in Plainsboro telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 35.99% 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 Plainsboro, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.38 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. For the size of the township, public transportation in Plainsboro is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Plainsboro, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Plainsboro, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Plainsboro is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 80.05% 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 Plainsboro in 2022 was $76,262, 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 $305,048 for a family of four. Plainsboro is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Plainsboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Plainsboro residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Plainsboro include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish. In addition, Plainsboro has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (50.31%). The most common language spoken in Plainsboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Other Asian languages.
