Totowa

Population: 10,919
Median household income: $114,177
Median home value: $507,700

Located in Passaic County, New Jersey, Totowa is a community with a population of 10,919. At $114,177, its median household income sits above Passaic County's $87,137.

Between 2019 and 2023, Totowa's population held roughly steady from 10,828 to 10,919, while its median home value rose 36.8% from $371,200 to $507,700.

The median gross rent is $1,703. 37.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,919
Median age: 43.1 yrs
Median household income: $114,177
Median home value: $507,700
Median gross rent: $1,703
Housing units: 4,002
Homeownership rate: 76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,82810,919

Median household income

$105,637$114,177

Median home value

$371,200$507,700

Median gross rent

$1,569$1,703

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,828	$105,637	$371,200	$1,569
2020	10,810	$96,750	$370,300	$1,346
2021	11,013	$103,419	$389,300	$1,471
2022	10,975	$112,097	$470,700	$1,620
2023	10,919	$114,177	$507,700	$1,703

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

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 1720.7%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	244	2.2%
5 to 17	2,261	20.7%
18 to 24	716	6.6%
25 to 34	1,113	10.2%
35 to 44	1,515	13.9%
45 to 54	1,538	14.1%
55 to 64	1,401	12.8%
65 to 74	1,239	11.3%
75 and over	892	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,885	63.1%
Black or African American	749	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	464	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	245	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,576	23.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.4%

High school graduate29.3%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree27.7%

Graduate or professional degree10.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	573	7.4%
High school graduate	2,257	29.3%
Some college or associate's	1,949	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,129	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	790	10.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone72.9%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit2.3%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,924	72.9%
Carpooled	524	9.7%
Public transit	125	2.3%
Walked	14	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	793	14.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,341	29.2%
15 to 29 min	1,409	30.7%
30 to 44 min	1,147	25.0%
45 to 59 min	222	4.8%
60+ min	468	10.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 3.8% (413 of 10,781)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,931	75.3%
Nonfamily households	961	24.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,892	97.3%
Vacant	110	2.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,962	76.1%
Renter-occupied	930	23.9%

1-unit, detached70.9%

1-unit, attached9.1%

2 to 4 units16.0%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,836	70.9%
1-unit, attached	365	9.1%
2 to 4 units	642	16.0%
5 to 19 units	38	0.9%
20 or more units	121	3.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3473140
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 4 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 40.9034, -74.2198