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Montclair township, Essex County, NJ

40,520 Population
6.2 square miles 6,495.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40 ±1.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Essex County: 37.8 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 40 ±0.1

Economics

$78,039 ±$3,924 Per capita income
  • nearly double the amount in Essex County: $42,028 ±$580
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in New Jersey: $46,691 ±$213
$149,982 ±$9,579 Median household income
  • more than double the amount in Essex County: $67,826 ±$1,553
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in New Jersey: $89,703 ±$507

6% ±1.6% (2,408  ±626) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Essex County: 15.3% 126,984 (±0.6% / ±4,675)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 9.8% 883,896 (±0.1% / ±12,412)

38.1 minutes ±1.1 (611,250  ±36,648) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 34.2 12,032,035 (±0.5 / ±212,302)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 31.5 126,284,970 (±0.1 / ±619,819)

Families

14,517 ±384 Number of households
  • Essex County: 307,613 ±1,167
  • New Jersey: 3,397,156 ±5,756
2.8 ±0.1 (40,148  ±91) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Essex County: 2.7 830,350 (±0 / ±1,169)
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.7 9,050,134

3.3% ±1.2% (316  ±117) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Essex County: 5.5% 11,466 (±0.5% / ±1,116)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 5% 106,279 (±0.1% / ±2,560)

Housing

15,542 ±417 Number of housing units
  • Essex County: 332,311 ±413
  • New Jersey: 3,738,342 ±433

$659,600 ±$29,036 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Essex County: $414,000 ±$5,157
  • nearly double the amount in New Jersey: $355,700 ±$986

13.6% ±2% (5,462  ±795.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Essex County: 10.4% 87,798 (±0.5% / ±4,100.6)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Jersey: 10.3% 944,204 (±0.1% / ±13,068.6)

Social

97.2% ±3.3% (26,577  ±1,077.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 86.7% 498,232 (±1% / ±5,745.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.5% 5,802,729 (±0.3% / ±19,579.2)
69% ±2.7% (18,873  ±845.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • nearly double the rate in Essex County: 36.7% 210,714 (±0.6% / ±3,350.5)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 41.5% 2,660,853 (±0.2% / ±12,771.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

14.4% ±1.7% (5,824  ±672) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Essex County: 28.7% 245,086 (±0.6% / ±4,672)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 22.9% 2,115,061 (±0.2% / ±13,418)

2.4% ±0.6% (703  ±171) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Essex County: 2.9% 19,033 (±0.2% / ±1,124)
  • about half the rate in New Jersey: 4.3% 309,642 (±0.1% / ±4,437)
703 Total veterans ±171 666 Male ±164 37 Female ±35

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