Clifton, NJ

Census Place

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2022 Population
89,451
0.0101% 1-year decline
US Senator
Bob Menendez
Democratic Party
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
40.2
1.26% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
7.25%
17.1% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$94,179
8.73% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$428,000
15.7% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Clifton, NJ had a population of 89.5k people with a median age of 40.2 and a median household income of $94,179. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Clifton, NJ declined from 89,460 to 89,451, a −0.0101% decrease and its median household income grew from $86,616 to $94,179, a 8.73% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Clifton, NJ are White (Non-Hispanic) (46.5%), Other (Hispanic) (14.5%), White (Hispanic) (12.5%), Two+ (Hispanic) (10.5%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (8.49%).

None of the households in Clifton, 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.

87.8% of the residents in Clifton, NJ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Clifton, NJ are American Institute-Clifton (297 degrees awarded in 2022), Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (63 degrees), and Capri Institute of Hair Design-Clifton (54 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Clifton, NJ was $428,000, and the homeownership rate was 57.5%.

Most people in Clifton, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Clifton, NJ was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Clifton, NJ is home to a population of 89.5k people, from which 87.8% are citizens. As of 2022, 36.3% of Clifton, NJ residents were born outside of the country (32.4k people).

In 2022, there were 3.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (41.6k people) in Clifton, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13k Other (Hispanic) and 11.2k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

87.8%
2022 Citizenship
87%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 87.8% of Clifton, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Clifton, NJ was 87%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Clifton, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    41.6k ± 1.87k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    13k ± 1.66k
  3. White (Hispanic)
    11.2k ± 1.46k
38.5%
Hispanic Population
34.5k people

In 2022, there were 3.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (41.6k people) in Clifton, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13k Other (Hispanic) and 11.2k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

38.5% of the people in Clifton, NJ are hispanic (34.5k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Clifton, NJ as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

36.3%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
32.4k people
36.5%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
32.7k people

As of 2022, 36.3% of Clifton, NJ residents (32.4k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Clifton, NJ was 36.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    930 ± 339
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    417 ± 205
  3. Korea
    187 ± 97

Clifton, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.23 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Clifton, NJ employs 47.2k people. The largest industries in Clifton, NJ are Health Care & Social Assistance (6,813 people), Manufacturing (6,341 people), and Retail Trade (5,270 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($96,566), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($89,141), and Public Administration ($88,750).

Occupations

47.2k
2022 Value
± 1,966
1.18%
1 Year growth
± 5.79%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Clifton, NJ grew at a rate of 1.18%, from 46.6k employees to 47.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Clifton, NJ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,211 people), Management Occupations (4,879 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (4,843 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Clifton, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

47.2k
2022 Value
± 1,966
1.18%
1 Year growth
± 5.79%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Clifton, NJ grew at a rate of 1.18%, from 46.6k employees to 47.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Clifton, NJ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (6,813 people), Manufacturing (6,341 people), and Retail Trade (5,270 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Clifton, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Clifton, 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

$57,709
Median earning men ± $2,514
$41,648
Median earning women ± $3,073

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($95,352), Information ($80,714), and Public Administration ($74,559).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($92,400), Information ($72,419), and Construction ($67,974).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.696%).

Bob Menendez and Cory Booker are the senators currently representing the state of New Jersey. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New Jersey is currently represented by 12 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from New Jersey

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Bob Menendez
Senator from New Jersey1
Assumed office on January 17, 2006
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Jon Corzine, who was elected Governor of New Jersey.
Cory Booker
Senator from New Jersey2
Assumed office on October 31, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Jeffrey Chiesa, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Frank Lautenberg.

Bob Menendez and Cory Booker are the senators currently representing New Jersey.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from New Jersey

New Jersey is currently represented by 12 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New Jersey have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Clifton, NJ awarded 414 degrees. The student population of Clifton, NJ in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 360 male students and 891 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Clifton, NJ are Hispanic or Latino (259 and 62.9%), followed by White (74 and 18%), Black or African American (42 and 10.2%), and Asian (25 and 6.07%).

The largest universities in Clifton, NJ by number of degrees awarded are American Institute-Clifton (297 and 71.7%), Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (63 and 15.2%), and Capri Institute of Hair Design-Clifton (54 and 13%).

The most popular majors in Clifton, NJ are Medical Assistant (178 and 43%), Medicine (63 and 15.2%), and Massage Therapy (56 and 13.5%).

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.15% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.13% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.92M), Bachelors Degree (1.77M), and Some college (1.3M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Clifton, NJ was $428,000 in 2022, which is 1.52 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $369,800 to $428,000, a 15.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Clifton, NJ is 57.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Clifton, NJ have an average commute time of 28.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Clifton, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Clifton, NJ is $94,179. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Clifton, NJ was Census Tract 1243.11 with a value of $142,287, followed by Census Tract 1243.21 and Census Tract 1243.12, with respective values of $131,446 and $126,250.

Property

$428,000
Median Property Value 2022
±$5,949
$18,783
Median Property Taxes
±$908

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 Clifton, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

57.5%
Homeownership
2022
63.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 57.5% of the housing units in Clifton, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 57.1%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 1243.11
  2. Census Tract 1243.21
  3. Census Tract 1243.12

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Clifton, NJ was Census Tract 1243.11 with a value of $142,287, followed by Census Tract 1243.21 and Census Tract 1243.12, with respective values of $131,446 and $126,250.

The following map shows all of the places in Clifton, NJ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$94,179
Median Household Income
± $3,536
32.6k
Number of Households
± 1,600

In 2022, the median household income of the 32.6k households in Clifton, NJ grew to $94,179 from the previous year's value of $86,616.

The following chart displays the households in Clifton, 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 Clifton, NJ is from New Jersey.
0.489
2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey
0.49
2021 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2022, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.489 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.278% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (70.9%)
  2. Public Transit (9.24%)
  3. Worked At Home (8.06%)

In 2022, 70.9% of workers in Clifton, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (9.24%) and those who worked at home (8.06%).

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

28.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Clifton, NJ have a longer commute time (28.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.4% of the workforce in Clifton, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Clifton, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Clifton, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

7.25% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Clifton, NJ (6.44k out of 88.9k 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 65 - 74 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Clifton, 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

91.4% of the population of Clifton, NJ has health coverage, with 51.9% on employee plans, 16.4% on Medicaid, 12.4% on Medicare, 10.3% on non-group plans, and 0.308% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Passaic County, NJ see 1725 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.058% increase from the previous year (1724 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1412 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 668 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,725 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Passaic County, NJ

Primary care physicians in Passaic County, NJ see an average of 1,725 patients per year. This represents a 0.058% increase from the previous year (1,724 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Passaic County, NJ in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.9% under 18 years, 22.1% between 18 and 34 years, 39.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.62%
Uninsured
51.9%
Employer Coverage
16.4%
Medicaid
12.4%
Medicare
10.3%
Non-Group
0.308%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Clifton, NJ declined by 8.91% from 9.46% to 8.62%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Clifton, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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