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    Garfield, NJ
    Demographic Data



    Garfield 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

    Garfield Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    33,530

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    6.4%
    5 - 17:
    14.1%
    18 - 24:
    9.7%
    25 - 34:
    14.3%
    35 - 54:
    29.8%
    55 - 64:
    11.1%
    Over 65 Years:
    14.7%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    4.3%
    4.3%
    85.8%
    85.8%
    25.8%
    25.8%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Garfield
    USA
    $35,515
    $35,515
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Garfield
    USA
    $79,700
    $79,700
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    13.4%

    Employment Industries

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    Healthcare
    Retail
    Manufacturing
    Construction
    Transportation
    Accommodation
    Education
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Finance
    Wholesale
    Other
    Administration
    Public Service
    15.3%
    15.3%
    13.1%
    13.1%
    10.6%
    10.6%
    9.0%
    9.0%
    7.3%
    7.3%
    6.9%
    6.9%
    6.5%
    6.5%
    6.2%
    6.2%
    5.2%
    5.2%
    4.7%
    4.7%
    4.4%
    4.4%
    4.1%
    4.1%
    2.4%
    2.4%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    White
    Black or African American
    Asian
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    47.3%
    47.3%
    41.8%
    41.8%
    5.3%
    5.3%
    3.7%
    3.7%
    1.9%
    1.9%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    Polish
    Italian
    Albanian
    Irish
    Macedonian
    German
    Hungarian
    Jamaican
    Egyptian
    Ukrainian
    Scots-Irish
    Dutch
    English
    French
    Portuguese
    Moroccan
    Turkish
    Greek
    Nigerian
    Norwegian
    13.1%
    13.1%
    6.6%
    6.6%
    3.6%
    3.6%
    3.0%
    3.0%
    2.9%
    2.9%
    2.3%
    2.3%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    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% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    Spanish
    English
    Polish
    Italian
    Other Indo-European
    Arabic
    Slavic languages
    Other Asian languages
    Portuguese
    Korean
    Langs. of India
    Chinese
    Hungarian
    German/Yiddish
    Tagalog
    Greek
    Urdu
    French
    Russian
    Vietnamese
    39.9%
    39.9%
    31.5%
    31.5%
    18.5%
    18.5%
    3.4%
    3.4%
    1.8%
    1.8%
    1.8%
    1.8%
    1.6%
    1.6%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Garfield Residents

    47.9%

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