Upper Montclair

Population: 12,279
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $968,200

Upper Montclair, a community in Essex County, New Jersey, has 12,279 residents. At $250,001, its median household income sits above Essex County's $76,712.

From 2019 to 2023, Upper Montclair's population grew 6.0% from 11,589 to 12,279, while its median home value rose 26.4% from $766,100 to $968,200.

The median gross rent is $2,290. 85.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,279
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $968,200
Median gross rent: $2,290
Housing units: 4,212
Homeownership rate: 86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 85.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,58912,279

Median household income

$211,221$250,001

Median home value

$766,100$968,200

Median gross rent

$2,008$2,290

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,589	$211,221	$766,100	$2,008
2020	11,439	$214,726	$755,100	$2,127
2021	12,033	$235,637	$797,400	$2,241
2022	12,441	$234,620	$900,100	$2,302
2023	12,279	$250,001	$968,200	$2,290

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1723.8%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 344.9%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5416.7%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	874	7.1%
5 to 17	2,918	23.8%
18 to 24	733	6.0%
25 to 34	606	4.9%
35 to 44	1,623	13.2%
45 to 54	2,049	16.7%
55 to 64	1,911	15.6%
65 to 74	1,081	8.8%
75 and over	484	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,209	75.0%
Black or African American	578	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	539	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	38	0.3%
Two or more races	1,115	9.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	800	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.4%

High school graduate2.6%

Some college or associate's10.5%

Bachelor's degree35.7%

Graduate or professional degree49.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	107	1.4%
High school graduate	199	2.6%
Some college or associate's	817	10.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,766	35.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3,865	49.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 43 min

Drove alone33.6%

Carpooled1.9%

Public transit22.6%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home39.4%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,952	33.6%
Carpooled	113	1.9%
Public transit	1,315	22.6%
Walked	132	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,287	39.4%
Other means	12	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	767	21.8%
15 to 29 min	514	14.6%
30 to 44 min	482	13.7%
45 to 59 min	400	11.4%
60+ min	1,361	38.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.09
Poverty rate: 1.8% (214 of 12,105)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,286	83.8%
Nonfamily households	635	16.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,921	93.1%
Vacant	291	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,396	86.6%
Renter-occupied	525	13.4%

1-unit, detached79.7%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units6.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,357	79.7%
1-unit, attached	98	2.3%
2 to 4 units	340	8.1%
5 to 19 units	131	3.1%
20 or more units	286	6.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3475020
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.38 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.8426, -74.2013