Garfield

Population: 32,502
Median household income: $75,701
Median home value: $454,300

Garfield, a community in Bergen County, New Jersey, has 32,502 residents. Its median household income of $75,701 runs below the Bergen County figure of $123,715.

Between 2019 and 2023, Garfield's population grew 2.7% from 31,645 to 32,502, while its median home value rose 34.2% from $338,400 to $454,300.

21.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1954.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,502
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $75,701
Median home value: $454,300
Median gross rent: $1,612
Housing units: 12,234
Homeownership rate: 45.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

31,64532,502

Median household income

$62,939$75,701

Median home value

$338,400$454,300

Median gross rent

$1,326$1,612

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	31,645	$62,939	$338,400	$1,326
2020	31,722	$64,242	$357,000	$1,355
2021	32,481	$66,296	$372,900	$1,399
2022	32,472	$72,026	$430,500	$1,491
2023	32,502	$75,701	$454,300	$1,612

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,941	6.0%
5 to 17	4,442	13.7%
18 to 24	3,120	9.6%
25 to 34	4,747	14.6%
35 to 44	5,017	15.4%
45 to 54	4,647	14.3%
55 to 64	3,868	11.9%
65 to 74	2,912	9.0%
75 and over	1,808	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,422	44.4%
Black or African American	1,656	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,282	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	77	0.2%
Two or more races	298	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,767	45.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.6%

High school graduate36.9%

Some college or associate's23.2%

Bachelor's degree15.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,580	15.6%
High school graduate	8,491	36.9%
Some college or associate's	5,347	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,533	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,048	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone68.9%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit6.8%

Walked4.9%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,428	68.9%
Carpooled	1,466	8.8%
Public transit	1,129	6.8%
Walked	820	4.9%
Bicycle	93	0.6%
Worked from home	1,120	6.8%
Other means	522	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,852	24.9%
15 to 29 min	5,339	34.5%
30 to 44 min	3,267	21.1%
45 to 59 min	1,372	8.9%
60+ min	1,628	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.81
Poverty rate: 14.2% (4,589 of 32,262)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,731	75.7%
Nonfamily households	2,810	24.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,541	94.3%
Vacant	693	5.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,237	45.4%
Renter-occupied	6,304	54.6%

1-unit, detached21.5%

1-unit, attached7.3%

2 to 4 units58.4%

5 to 19 units6.2%

20 or more units6.4%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,631	21.5%
1-unit, attached	889	7.3%
2 to 4 units	7,141	58.4%
5 to 19 units	760	6.2%
20 or more units	781	6.4%
Mobile home & other	32	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3425770
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.11 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 40.8798, -74.1082