Stanhope is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 3,575 people and just one neighborhood, Stanhope is the 367th largest community in New Jersey.
Stanhope is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 87.88% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Stanhope is a borough of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Stanhope who work in management occupations (14.40%), office and administrative support (10.72%), and sales jobs (10.58%).
Also of interest is that Stanhope 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 Stanhope telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.90% 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.
Because of many things, Stanhope is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Stanhope a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The borough’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Stanhope has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Stanhope’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
One downside of living in Stanhope is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Stanhope, the average commute to work is 35.45 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The citizens of Stanhope are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.06% of adults in Stanhope have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Stanhope in 2022 was $50,430, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $201,720 for a family of four.
Stanhope is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Stanhope home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stanhope residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Stanhope also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.77% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Stanhope include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Stanhope is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Italian and Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 32.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Italian ancestry and 26.4% have Irish ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Stanhope are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 89.2% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 2.6% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 72.6% of America's neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 48.6% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 27.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (12.3%), and 12.1% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 90.8% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (5.7%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Stanhope, NJ, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Italian (32.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (26.4%), and residents who report German roots (21.6%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (11.8%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (5.4%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (37.5% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (75.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (9.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.