White House Station is a very small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 3,152 people and three associated neighborhoods, White House Station is the 376th largest community in New Jersey.
Housing costs in White House Station 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.
And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that White House Station has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.
Also of interest is that White House Station 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: 10.18% 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 addition, White House Station is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.
Because of many things, White House Station 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, White House Station really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is White House Station 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.
One downside of living in White House Station is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In White House Station, the average commute to work is 30.63 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, White House Station doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in White House Station. 54.57% 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 White House Station in 2022 was $59,975, 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 $239,900 for a family of four. However, White House Station contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
White House Station is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call White House Station home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of White House Station residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in White House Station include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Portuguese.
Foreign born people are also an important part of White House Station's cultural character, accounting for 15.38% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in White House Station is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.