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Montclair, NJ
Demographic Data




Montclair 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:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

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

Montclair Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

39,821

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.0%
5 - 17:
19.8%
18 - 24:
6.2%
25 - 34:
11.7%
35 - 54:
29.7%
55 - 64:
13.6%
Over 65 Years:
14.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.0%
3.0%
97.7%
97.7%
70.9%
70.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Montclair
USA
$87,955
$87,955
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Montclair
USA
$158,765
$158,765
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

5.5%

Employment Industries

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Professional, scientific, and technical services
Education
Healthcare
Finance
Retail
Manufacturing
Information Technology
Other
Public Service
Arts
Real estate
Transportation
Accommodation
Wholesale
16.9%
16.9%
13.9%
13.9%
13.1%
13.1%
9.0%
9.0%
7.9%
7.9%
7.7%
7.7%
7.5%
7.5%
4.3%
4.3%
2.9%
2.9%
2.9%
2.9%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.3%
2.3%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
58.3%
58.3%
19.9%
19.9%
9.3%
9.3%
6.9%
6.9%
5.5%
5.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
Italian
German
English
Polish
Russian
Eastern European
European
Scottish
French
Swedish
Jamaican
Romanian
British
Greek
Iranian
African
Scots-Irish
Dutch
Hungarian
13.5%
13.5%
12.1%
12.1%
8.9%
8.9%
7.5%
7.5%
4.6%
4.6%
3.3%
3.3%
2.6%
2.6%
2.6%
2.6%
2.0%
2.0%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Polish
French Creole
African languages
French
Chinese
Portuguese
Russian
Korean
Langs. of India
Italian
German/Yiddish
Other Asian languages
Urdu
Arabic
Tagalog
Serbo-Croatian
Other Indo-European
Slavic languages
83.6%
83.6%
5.2%
5.2%
1.2%
1.2%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Montclair Residents

13.6%


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