Bloomingdale is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 7,598 people and just one neighborhood, Bloomingdale is the 247th largest community in New Jersey.
Housing costs in Bloomingdale are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.
Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bloomingdale is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bloomingdale is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bloomingdale who work in management occupations (12.82%), sales jobs (12.42%), and office and administrative support (12.35%).
Also of interest is that Bloomingdale has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Bloomingdale telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.16% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Because of many things, Bloomingdale is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Bloomingdale a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The borough’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Bloomingdale has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Bloomingdale’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
One downside of living in Bloomingdale is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Bloomingdale, the average commute to work is 30.67 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The citizens of Bloomingdale are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.82% of adults in Bloomingdale have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bloomingdale in 2022 was $60,192, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $240,768 for a family of four. However, Bloomingdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bloomingdale is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Bloomingdale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bloomingdale residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bloomingdale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.14% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bloomingdale include Italian, Irish, German, Other Arab, and Polish.
In addition, Bloomingdale has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.10%).
The most common language spoken in Bloomingdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Arab and Armenian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 10.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Arab ancestry and 1.8% have Armenian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 8.5% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Arabic at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.4% of the neighborhoods in America.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Bloomingdale are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 86.7% of the neighborhoods in America. With 24.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 75.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 45.6% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 24.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (17.0%), and 13.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 72.0% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Bloomingdale, NJ, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Italian (21.2%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (15.7%), and residents who report German roots (11.5%), and some of the residents are also of Arab ancestry (10.3%), along with some South American ancestry residents (8.2%), among others. In addition, 18.1% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (33.1% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (76.3%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (6.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.