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Garfield, NJ
Demographic Data




Garfield Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Garfield Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

32,412

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.9%
5 - 17:
13.7%
18 - 24:
10.2%
25 - 34:
15.4%
35 - 54:
28.0%
55 - 64:
12.8%
Over 65 Years:
14.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.1%
5.1%
85.2%
85.2%
22.2%
22.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Garfield
USA
$34,418
$34,418
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Garfield
USA
$72,026
$72,026
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

14.8%

Employment Industries

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Retail
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Construction
Transportation
Education
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Accommodation
Other
Administration
Wholesale
Public Service
12.6%
12.6%
12.5%
12.5%
11.8%
11.8%
11.5%
11.5%
7.8%
7.8%
6.2%
6.2%
6.0%
6.0%
5.8%
5.8%
5.1%
5.1%
5.1%
5.1%
4.3%
4.3%
4.0%
4.0%
2.8%
2.8%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
51.3%
51.3%
40.4%
40.4%
4.7%
4.7%
2.9%
2.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Polish
Italian
Irish
German
Macedonian
Albanian
Yugoslavian
Hungarian
Russian
Turkish
Jamaican
Slovak
Ukrainian
Dutch
Portuguese
English
Egyptian
Scots-Irish
Bulgarian
Norwegian
16.4%
16.4%
9.1%
9.1%
4.3%
4.3%
3.8%
3.8%
3.6%
3.6%
2.3%
2.3%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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Spanish
English
Polish
Italian
Other Indo-European
Slavic languages
Other Asian languages
Arabic
Portuguese
Langs. of India
Korean
Tagalog
Chinese
Hungarian
German/Yiddish
Greek
Urdu
French
Russian
African languages
35.9%
35.9%
33.1%
33.1%
18.5%
18.5%
3.4%
3.4%
1.8%
1.8%
1.6%
1.6%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Garfield Residents

46.6%


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