Upper Greenwood Lake

Population: 3,621
Median household income: $124,297
Median home value: $331,400

Upper Greenwood Lake, a community in Passaic County, New Jersey, has 3,621 residents. The median household income of $124,297 is above the Passaic County median ($87,137).

Between 2020 and 2023, Upper Greenwood Lake's population declined 6.7% from 3,883 to 3,621, while its median home value rose 28.4% from $258,000 to $331,400.

38.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 88.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,621
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $124,297
Median home value: $331,400
Median gross rent: $2,120
Housing units: 1,495
Homeownership rate: 88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8833,621

Median household income

$104,769$124,297

Median home value

$258,000$331,400

Median gross rent

$2,056$2,120

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	3,883	$104,769	$258,000	$2,056
2021	3,401	$108,750	$269,500	—
2022	3,418	$126,250	$316,700	$1,700
2023	3,621	$124,297	$331,400	$2,120

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4416.7%

45 to 5418.6%

55 to 6419.6%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over0.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	235	6.5%
5 to 17	475	13.1%
18 to 24	236	6.5%
25 to 34	410	11.3%
35 to 44	603	16.7%
45 to 54	673	18.6%
55 to 64	711	19.6%
65 to 74	245	6.8%
75 and over	33	0.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,104	85.7%
Black or African American	27	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	36	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	58	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	396	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate33.3%

Some college or associate's24.7%

Bachelor's degree27.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	88	3.3%
High school graduate	890	33.3%
Some college or associate's	660	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	740	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	297	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 53 min

Drove alone72.3%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit2.7%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,597	72.3%
Carpooled	187	8.5%
Public transit	60	2.7%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	364	16.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	96	5.2%
15 to 29 min	328	17.8%
30 to 44 min	271	14.7%
45 to 59 min	295	16.0%
60+ min	854	46.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 3.2% (117 of 3,610)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,021	74.4%
Nonfamily households	351	25.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,372	91.8%
Vacant	123	8.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,219	88.8%
Renter-occupied	153	11.2%

1-unit, detached93.4%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,396	93.4%
1-unit, attached	32	2.1%
2 to 4 units	59	3.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	8	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3474930
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.74 sq mi
Water area: 0.42 sq mi
Center point: 41.1859, -74.3782