Scotch Plains is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 25,223 people and four associated neighborhoods, Scotch Plains is the 76th largest community in New Jersey. Scotch Plains home prices are not only among the most expensive in New Jersey, but Scotch Plains real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Scotch Plains is a decidedly white-collar township, with fully 93.56% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Scotch Plains is a township of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Scotch Plains who work in management occupations (22.28%), business and financial occupations (10.80%), and teaching (9.84%). Also of interest is that Scotch Plains 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 Scotch Plains telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 25.47% 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. Because of many things, Scotch Plains is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Scotch Plains really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Scotch Plains perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. In Scotch Plains, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.32 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Scotch Plains use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Scotch Plains‘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, Scotch Plains is a pretty powerful place. 64.76% of the adults in Scotch Plains 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 Scotch Plains in 2022 was $75,070, 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 $300,280 for a family of four. Scotch Plains is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Scotch Plains home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Scotch Plains residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Scotch Plains also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.81% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Scotch Plains include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Russian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Scotch Plains's cultural character, accounting for 16.36% of the township’s population. The most common language spoken in Scotch Plains is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
