Pemberton is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 1,375 people and three associated neighborhoods, Pemberton is the 458th largest community in New Jersey. Pemberton has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Pemberton. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.00% 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.

In Pemberton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.70 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

In terms of college education, Pemberton is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.67% of adults 25 and older in Pemberton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Pemberton in 2022 was $38,637, 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 $154,548 for a family of four. However, Pemberton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Pemberton is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Pemberton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pemberton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Pemberton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.98% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pemberton include English, Irish, German, French, and Italian.

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