One downside of living in Fords, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.30 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 town, Fords has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
The population of Fords is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.67% of adults in Fords have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Fords in 2022 was $45,315, 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 $181,260 for a family of four. However, Fords contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Fords is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fords home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fords residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Fords also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.47% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fords include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Hungarian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Fords's cultural character, accounting for 32.39% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Fords is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
