Cliffside Park, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
25,781
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
41.3
0.732% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
10.8%
3.92% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$93,452
1.59% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$588,200
1.91% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
13,153
1.11% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Cliffside Park, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

84.4% of the residents in Cliffside Park, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Cliffside Park, NJ was $588,200, and the homeownership rate was 51.4%.

Most people in Cliffside Park, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 35.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Cliffside Park, NJ was 1 car per household.

United StatesNew JerseyBergen County, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PABergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJHudson County (North)--West New York, Secaucus & North Bergen PUMA, NJ

Population & Diversity

Cliffside Park, NJ is home to a population of 25.8k people, from which 84.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 46.5% of Cliffside Park, NJ residents were born outside of the country (12k people).

In 2024, there were 2.88 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.7k people) in Cliffside Park, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.71k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 3.39k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

84.4%
2024 Citizenship
84.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 84.4% of Cliffside Park, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cliffside Park, NJ was 84.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cliffside Park, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    10.7k ± 1.4k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    3.71k ± 627
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    3.39k ± 1.02k
34.5%
Hispanic Population
8.89k people

In 2024, there were 2.88 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.7k people) in Cliffside Park, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.71k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 3.39k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

34.5% of the people in Cliffside Park, NJ are hispanic (8.89k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cliffside Park, NJ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    273,706 ± 12,653 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    205,965 ± 11,018 people
  3. Mexico
    107,667 ± 8,009 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,706 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 205,965 and Mexico with 107,667.

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Foreign-Born Population

46.5%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
12k people
45.4%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
11.6k people

As of 2024, 46.5% of Cliffside Park, NJ residents (12k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cliffside Park, NJ was 45.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    80 ± 81
  2. Vietnam
    71 ± 69
  3. Korea
    58 ± 50

Cliffside Park, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.13 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cliffside Park, NJ.

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Economy

The economy of Cliffside Park, NJ employs 13.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cliffside Park, NJ were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,588 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,444 people), and Retail Trade (1,126 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($139,737), Finance & Insurance ($129,327), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($111,194).

Employment

Occupations

13.2k
2024 Value
± 1,155
1.11%
1 Year growth
± 12.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cliffside Park, NJ grew at a rate of 1.11%, from 13k employees to 13.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cliffside Park, NJ, are Management Occupations (1,822 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,379 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,348 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cliffside Park, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

13.2k
2024 Value
± 1,155
1.11%
1 Year growth
± 12.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cliffside Park, NJ grew at a rate of 1.11%, from 13k employees to 13.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cliffside Park, NJ, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,588 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,444 people), and Retail Trade (1,126 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cliffside Park, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Cliffside Park, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$58,076
Median earning men ± $6,519
$60,890
Median earning women ± $11,086

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($181,042), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($111,667), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($99,891).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($145,894), Public Administration ($108,804), and Information ($104,018).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.
Y-Axis
2.27%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Cliffside Park, NJ was $588,200 in 2024, which is 1.77 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $577,200 to $588,200, a 1.91% increase. The homeownership rate in Cliffside Park, NJ is 51.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cliffside Park, NJ have an average commute time of 35.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cliffside Park, NJ is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$588,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$35,535
$5,448
Median Property Taxes
±$616

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cliffside Park, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cliffside Park, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

51.4%
Homeownership
2024
55.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 51.4% of the housing units in Cliffside Park, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 49.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$93,452
Median Household Income
± $13,809
10.6k
Number of Households
± 1,009

In 2024, the median household income of the 10.6k households in Cliffside Park, NJ declined from $93,452 from the previous year's value of $94,960.

The following chart displays the households in Cliffside Park, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cliffside Park, NJ is from New Jersey.
0.486
2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey
0.489
2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2023, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.709% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (41.5%)
  2. Public Transit (20.4%)
  3. Worked At Home (18.1%)

In 2024, 41.5% of workers in Cliffside Park, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (20.4%) and those who worked at home (18.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

35.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cliffside Park, NJ have a longer commute time (35.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.17% of the workforce in Cliffside Park, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cliffside Park, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cliffside Park, NJ have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cliffside Park, NJ (2.78k out of 25.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 12 - 14 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cliffside Park, NJ is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

92.3% of the population of Cliffside Park, NJ has health coverage, with 46.5% on employee plans, 17% on Medicaid, 17.5% on Medicare, 11.3% on non-group plans, and 0.0582% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.7% under 18 years, 20.5% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.68%
Uninsured
46.5%
Employer Coverage
17%
Medicaid
17.5%
Medicare
11.3%
Non-Group
0.0582%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cliffside Park, NJ declined by 13.6% from 8.9% to 7.68%.

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