Hamburg is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 3,331 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hamburg is the 373rd largest community in New Jersey.
Also of interest is that Hamburg 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 Hamburg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.94% 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 Hamburg, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.13 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small borough, Hamburg doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
Hamburg is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.93% of adults in Hamburg have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Hamburg in 2022 was $53,472, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $213,888 for a family of four. However, Hamburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hamburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Hamburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hamburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Hamburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.48% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hamburg include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.
In addition, Hamburg has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.34%).
The most common language spoken in Hamburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and West Germanic languages.