Even though Little Ferry is a smaller borough, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The overall education level of Little Ferry citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.40% of adults in Little Ferry have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Little Ferry in 2022 was $44,834, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $179,336 for a family of four. However, Little Ferry contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Little Ferry is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Little Ferry home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Little Ferry residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Little Ferry also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 34.44% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Little Ferry include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Egyptian.
Little Ferry also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 44.39%.
The most common language spoken in Little Ferry is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
