Belleville is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 37,453 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Belleville is the 46th largest community in New Jersey. Housing costs in Belleville 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.Belleville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Belleville is a township of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Belleville who work in office and administrative support (13.18%), sales jobs (10.27%), and management occupations (8.74%). Also of interest is that Belleville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. In Belleville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.10 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. Although the majority of commuting trips in the township are by private automobile, Belleville is somewhat unusual for a township of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Belleville area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.The education level of Belleville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.17% of adults in Belleville have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Belleville in 2022 was $41,497, 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 $165,988 for a family of four. However, Belleville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Belleville is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Belleville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Belleville, accounting for 53.05% of the township鈥檚 residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Belleville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Belleville include Italian, Irish, German, Portuguese, and Egyptian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Belleville's cultural character, accounting for 36.77% of the township鈥檚 population. The most common language spoken in Belleville is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.