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    Elmwood Park, NJ
    Demographic Data



    Elmwood Park Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Elmwood Park Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    21,680

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    5.8%
    5 - 17:
    13.7%
    18 - 24:
    8.6%
    25 - 34:
    16.2%
    35 - 54:
    23.8%
    55 - 64:
    13.4%
    Over 65 Years:
    18.5%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    3.5%
    3.5%
    90.6%
    90.6%
    35.1%
    35.1%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Elmwood Park
    USA
    $43,773
    $43,773
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Elmwood Park
    USA
    $101,740
    $101,740
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    11.6%

    Employment Industries

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    Healthcare
    Retail
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Education
    Manufacturing
    Accommodation
    Finance
    Transportation
    Administration
    Construction
    Other
    Wholesale
    Information Technology
    Public Service
    18.3%
    18.3%
    12.0%
    12.0%
    9.4%
    9.4%
    9.1%
    9.1%
    8.9%
    8.9%
    6.4%
    6.4%
    5.9%
    5.9%
    5.8%
    5.8%
    5.1%
    5.1%
    4.6%
    4.6%
    3.8%
    3.8%
    2.8%
    2.8%
    2.5%
    2.5%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Black or African American
    Asian
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    48.6%
    48.6%
    29.5%
    29.5%
    10.4%
    10.4%
    9.3%
    9.3%
    2.3%
    2.3%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    Italian
    Polish
    Irish
    German
    Jamaican
    English
    Syrian
    Greek
    Hungarian
    Russian
    Macedonian
    Ukrainian
    Egyptian
    Albanian
    African
    French
    Dutch
    Turkish
    Croatian
    Haitian
    14.3%
    14.3%
    6.9%
    6.9%
    6.6%
    6.6%
    3.8%
    3.8%
    3.0%
    3.0%
    2.3%
    2.3%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
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    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    Polish
    Langs. of India
    Arabic
    Italian
    Slavic languages
    Other Asian languages
    Greek
    African languages
    Tagalog
    Korean
    Russian
    Chinese
    Other Indo-European
    Portuguese
    Serbo-Croatian
    French
    Urdu
    Vietnamese
    47.9%
    47.9%
    22.0%
    22.0%
    7.6%
    7.6%
    3.1%
    3.1%
    3.0%
    3.0%
    2.4%
    2.4%
    1.8%
    1.8%
    1.6%
    1.6%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Elmwood Park Residents

    34.4%

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