Harrington Park, NJ

Overview

Harrington Park is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 4,990 people and just one neighborhood, Harrington Park is the 325th largest community in New Jersey.

Harrington Park home prices are not only among the most expensive in New Jersey, but Harrington Park real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Occupations and Workforce

Harrington Park is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 96.34% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Harrington Park is a borough of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Harrington Park who work in management occupations (20.28%), sales jobs (14.23%), and business and financial occupations (11.62%).

Also of interest is that Harrington Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Harrington Park is also a borough of artists. Harrington Park has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Harrington Park鈥檚 character.

A relatively large number of people in Harrington Park telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 20.46% 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

In addition, Harrington Park is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Harrington Park is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Harrington Park a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The borough鈥檚 good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Harrington Park has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Harrington Park鈥檚 overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Harrington Park, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.87 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.

Despite being a small borough, Harrington Park has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Harrington Park. 68.73% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Harrington Park in 2022 was $85,915, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $343,660 for a family of four.

Harrington Park is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Harrington Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Harrington Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Harrington Park include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Greek.

Harrington Park also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.42%.

The most common language spoken in Harrington Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Harrington Park, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

If you're a regular supporter of the arts and enjoy outings to the theatre, weekend boutique-ing, or even a finely aged wine with dinner, than you're in good company with the people of the neighborhood. This neighborhood is uniquely immersed with more "urban sophisticates" than 99.1% of neighborhoods across the country. The people here truly stand out as a class among their own. They are an exclusive community characterized by refined tastes, cultural inclinations, and the means to live well. Urban sophisticates live a big city lifestyle, whether or not they live in or near a big city. They are educated executives or managers by week, and serial patrons of the arts by weekend. If this lifestyle pertains to you, than you'll certainly feel right at home in the neighborhood. In addition to being an excellent choice for urban sophisticates, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for families with school-aged children, highly educated executives and active retirees.

In addition, priests and therapists would like to think they know the secrets to a truly successful marriage, but according to 蘑菇视频's research, the folks of the neighborhood may actually hold the key. 72.1% of its residents are married, which is a higher percentage than is found in 97.8% of the neighborhoods in America.

Also, if you come to know the people here, you will recognize that you're in the company of one of the wealthiest communities in the nation. In fact, a mere 3.2% of America's neighborhoods are wealthier than the neighborhood. Real estate here is exceedingly well-maintained, and similarly, tends to maintain its value over time. The cars driven are mostly luxury brands like Mercedes, Audi, BMW, and Lexus. If the public schools aren't up to snuff, the residents of this neighborhood preferentially send their children to private preparatory schools. Vacation to Disney? Yes, but equally popular are summers in Europe.

Real Estate

Owner-occupied real estate dominates the neighborhood. In fact, according to 蘑菇视频 research, the percentage of residential real estate occupied by its owner is higher here than in 97.2% of neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Armenian and Greek ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Armenian ancestry and 4.2% have Greek ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 9.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Korean at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.6% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Harrington Park are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. 蘑菇视频's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 96.8% of the neighborhoods in America. With 10.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 52.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 67.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 17.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (10.7%), and 3.7% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 74.8% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Spanish.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture 鈥� some more unique than others 鈥� based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households 鈥� and importantly 鈥� on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Harrington Park, NJ, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Italian (22.9%). There are also a number of people of Asian ancestry (19.2%), and residents who report Irish roots (18.9%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (10.0%), along with some English ancestry residents (8.7%), among others. In addition, 16.4% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

How you get to work 鈥� car, bus, train or other means 鈥� and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (37.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (67.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.

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