Clifton

Population: 89,247
Median household income: $99,003
Median home value: $444,300

Clifton, a community in Passaic County, New Jersey, has 89,247 residents. At $99,003, its median household income sits above Passaic County's $87,137.

Between 2019 and 2023, Clifton's population grew 4.7% from 85,204 to 89,247, while its median home value rose 28.6% from $345,400 to $444,300.

34.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 58.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 89,247
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $99,003
Median home value: $444,300
Median gross rent: $1,658
Housing units: 34,064
Homeownership rate: 58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

85,20489,247

Median household income

$76,646$99,003

Median home value

$345,400$444,300

Median gross rent

$1,409$1,658

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	85,204	$76,646	$345,400	$1,409
2020	85,201	$83,086	$354,700	$1,428
2021	89,460	$86,616	$369,800	$1,490
2022	89,451	$94,179	$428,000	$1,633
2023	89,247	$99,003	$444,300	$1,658

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,007	5.6%
5 to 17	12,366	13.9%
18 to 24	6,763	7.6%
25 to 34	13,156	14.7%
35 to 44	11,843	13.3%
45 to 54	10,323	11.6%
55 to 64	13,428	15.0%
65 to 74	9,624	10.8%
75 and over	6,737	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	41,249	46.2%
Black or African American	3,268	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6,854	7.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.0%
Some other race	374	0.4%
Two or more races	2,363	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	35,128	39.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate31.4%

Some college or associate's23.3%

Bachelor's degree23.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,985	10.7%
High school graduate	20,454	31.4%
Some college or associate's	15,203	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	15,304	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7,165	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone68.6%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit9.6%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home10.4%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	31,154	68.6%
Carpooled	3,453	7.6%
Public transit	4,367	9.6%
Walked	880	1.9%
Bicycle	50	0.1%
Worked from home	4,736	10.4%
Other means	747	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,978	22.1%
15 to 29 min	15,439	38.0%
30 to 44 min	8,236	20.3%
45 to 59 min	3,108	7.6%
60+ min	4,890	12.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 7.4% (6,586 of 88,585)

	Count	Share
Family households	22,558	68.6%
Nonfamily households	10,339	31.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	32,897	96.6%
Vacant	1,167	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	19,302	58.7%
Renter-occupied	13,595	41.3%

1-unit, detached45.3%

1-unit, attached6.9%

2 to 4 units30.1%

5 to 19 units9.5%

20 or more units8.0%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,417	45.3%
1-unit, attached	2,335	6.9%
2 to 4 units	10,239	30.1%
5 to 19 units	3,237	9.5%
20 or more units	2,737	8.0%
Mobile home & other	99	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3413690
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 40.8621, -74.1604