Haledon is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 8,870 people and two associated neighborhoods, Haledon is the 217th largest community in New Jersey.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.78% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Even though Haledon is a smaller borough, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

The overall education level of Haledon is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.56% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Haledon in 2022 was $37,366, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,464 for a family of four. However, Haledon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Haledon is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Haledon 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 Haledon, accounting for 54.49% of the borough’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Haledon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Haledon include Irish, Italian, Albanian, German, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Haledon's cultural character, accounting for 32.05% of the borough’s population.

The most common language spoken in Haledon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.