Closter

Population: 8,544
Median household income: $187,500
Median home value: $820,100

Closter, a community in Bergen County, New Jersey, has 8,544 residents. At $187,500, its median household income sits above Bergen County's $123,715.

Between 2019 and 2023, Closter's population held roughly steady from 8,565 to 8,544, while its median home value rose 21.7% from $674,000 to $820,100.

The median resident is 40.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,544
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $187,500
Median home value: $820,100
Median gross rent: $2,651
Housing units: 2,723
Homeownership rate: 82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 66.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,5658,544

Median household income

$140,357$187,500

Median home value

$674,000$820,100

Median gross rent

$2,188$2,651

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,565	$140,357	$674,000	$2,188
2020	8,551	$143,947	$689,100	$1,956
2021	8,573	$166,125	$697,800	$2,308
2022	8,555	$181,652	$774,100	$2,558
2023	8,544	$187,500	$820,100	$2,651

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1722.6%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	508	5.9%
5 to 17	1,935	22.6%
18 to 24	561	6.6%
25 to 34	814	9.5%
35 to 44	1,056	12.4%
45 to 54	1,330	15.6%
55 to 64	1,131	13.2%
65 to 74	579	6.8%
75 and over	630	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,085	47.8%
Black or African American	235	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	39	0.5%
Asian	2,752	32.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	74	0.9%
Two or more races	515	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	844	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate14.2%

Some college or associate's14.4%

Bachelor's degree36.2%

Graduate or professional degree30.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	294	5.3%
High school graduate	785	14.2%
Some college or associate's	795	14.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,005	36.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,661	30.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone58.2%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit8.1%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.2%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,484	58.2%
Carpooled	339	7.9%
Public transit	345	8.1%
Walked	134	3.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	906	21.2%
Other means	59	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	839	25.0%
15 to 29 min	824	24.5%
30 to 44 min	571	17.0%
45 to 59 min	419	12.5%
60+ min	708	21.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.22
Poverty rate: 7.2% (608 of 8,470)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,342	89.0%
Nonfamily households	290	11.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,632	96.7%
Vacant	91	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,159	82.0%
Renter-occupied	473	18.0%

1-unit, detached91.3%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,486	91.3%
1-unit, attached	13	0.5%
2 to 4 units	177	6.5%
5 to 19 units	24	0.9%
20 or more units	23	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3413810
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 3.16 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 40.9729, -73.9603