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 92.44% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Scotch Plains is a township of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Scotch Plains who work in management occupations (20.71%), business and financial occupations (12.72%), and sales jobs (8.76%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 23.60% 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 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 33.30 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. Although the majority of commuting trips in the township are by private automobile, Scotch Plains 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 train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Scotch Plains area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Scotch Plains, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Scotch Plains is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 65.03% 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 Scotch Plains in 2022 was $77,006, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $308,024 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 12.46% 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 17.43% 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.
