Hillside is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 21,991 people and five associated neighborhoods, Hillside is the 89th largest community in New Jersey.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.92% 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.

In Hillside, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.49 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. In addition, the township is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

For the size of the township, public transportation in Hillside is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Hillside, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The overall education level of Hillside is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.91% of adults 25 and older in the township have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hillside in 2022 was $38,687, 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 $154,748 for a family of four. However, Hillside contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hillside is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Hillside home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hillside residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Hillside also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.86% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hillside include Haitian, Portuguese, African, Brazilian, and Jamaican.

In addition, Hillside has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (36.93%).

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