Kendall Park is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 9,989 people and four associated neighborhoods, Kendall Park is the 198th largest community in New Jersey. Housing costs in Kendall Park 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.Kendall Park is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.18% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Kendall Park is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kendall Park who work in office and administrative support (16.64%), management occupations (13.75%), and sales jobs (12.21%). Also of interest is that Kendall Park 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: 18.97% 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. Because of many things, Kendall Park is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Kendall Park 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 town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Kendall Park has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Kendall Park’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. In Kendall Park, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.16 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. Despite being a small town, Kendall Park 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.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Kendall Park. 55.92% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Kendall Park in 2022 was $64,129, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $256,516 for a family of four. Kendall Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Kendall Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kendall Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Kendall Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.44% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kendall Park include Italian, German, Irish, Polish, and French. Foreign born people are also an important part of Kendall Park's cultural character, accounting for 28.93% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Kendall Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
