Voorhees is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 31,473 people and six associated neighborhoods, Voorhees is the 55th largest community in New Jersey.Voorhees is a decidedly white-collar township, with fully 90.85% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Voorhees is a township of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Voorhees who work in management occupations (13.00%), healthcare (11.24%), and office and administrative support (10.88%). Also of interest is that Voorhees 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 Voorhees telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 23.61% 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. In Voorhees, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.61 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. If knowledge is power, Voorhees is a pretty powerful place. 59.27% of the adults in Voorhees 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 Voorhees in 2022 was $65,166, 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 $260,664 for a family of four. Voorhees is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Voorhees home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Voorhees residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Voorhees include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish. In addition, Voorhees has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.34%). The most common language spoken in Voorhees is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.
