One downside of living in Iselin is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Iselin, the average commute to work is 35.14 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Iselin is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Iselin area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Iselin, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Iselin is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 53.28% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Iselin in 2022 was $47,795, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $191,180 for a family of four.
Iselin is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Iselin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Iselin residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Iselin include Irish, Italian, German, Polish, and Hungarian.
Iselin also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 50.99%.
The most common language spoken in Iselin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.
