West Milford is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 10,972 people and two associated neighborhoods, West Milford is the 172nd largest community in New Jersey.West Milford is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.26% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, West Milford is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in West Milford who work in management occupations (15.96%), office and administrative support (14.19%), and sales jobs (8.67%). Of important note, West Milford is also a town of artists. West Milford has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape West Milford’s character. Also of interest is that West Milford 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: 17.55% 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, West Milford is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, West Milford really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is West Milford perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, West Milford has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes West Milford a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in West Milford is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In West Milford, the average commute to work is 38.25 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The education level of West Milford citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.12% of adults in West Milford have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in West Milford in 2022 was $56,184, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $224,736 for a family of four. West Milford is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call West Milford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Milford residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in West Milford include Italian, German, Irish, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in West Milford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
