Harrison is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 20,520 people and five associated neighborhoods, Harrison is the 104th largest community in New Jersey. Harrison has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Harrison, where the median household income is $82,290.00.

Housing costs in Harrison are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Harrison 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: 18.64% 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.

Harrison, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

In Harrison, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.05 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 town are by private automobile, Harrison is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Harrison area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

The education level of Harrison ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Harrison, 49.16% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Harrison in 2022 was $49,007, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $196,028 for a family of four. However, Harrison contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Harrison is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Harrison home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Harrison, accounting for 43.51% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Harrison residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Harrison include Polish, Italian, Irish, Portuguese, and German.

In addition, Harrison has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (54.99%).

The most common language spoken in Harrison is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Langs. of India.