Closter, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
8,606
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
39.8
1.24% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
8.08%
12.5% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$190,469
1.58% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$871,300
6.24% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
4,345
0.672% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Closter, 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.

91.4% of the residents in Closter, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Closter, NJ was $871,300, and the homeownership rate was 81.5%.

Most people in Closter, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Closter, NJ was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew JerseyBergen County, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PABergen County (East)--Tenafly, Park Ridge, Englewood City & Cresskill PUMA, NJBergen County (Central)--Ridgewood Village, Glen Rock & Westwood PUMA, NJ

Population & Diversity

Closter, NJ is home to a population of 8.61k people, from which 91.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 32.4% of Closter, NJ residents were born outside of the country (2.79k people).

In 2024, there were 1.57 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.2k people) in Closter, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.67k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 531 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.4%
2024 Citizenship
88.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.4% of Closter, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Closter, NJ was 88.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Closter, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.2k ± 506
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    2.67k ± 433
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    531 ± 294
11.1%
Hispanic Population
958 people

In 2024, there were 1.57 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.2k people) in Closter, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.67k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 531 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

11.1% of the people in Closter, NJ are hispanic (958 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Closter, 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

32.4%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.79k people
33.4%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.86k people

As of 2024, 32.4% of Closter, NJ residents (2.79k 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 Closter, NJ was 33.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    62 ± 49
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    15 ± 36
  3. Korea
    12 ± 27

Closter, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.13 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Closter, NJ employs 4.35k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Closter, NJ were Health Care & Social Assistance (702 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (640 people), and Retail Trade (463 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($173,920), Manufacturing ($156,094), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($151,875).

Employment

Occupations

4.35k
2024 Value
± 411
0.672%
1 Year growth
± 13.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Closter, NJ grew at a rate of 0.672%, from 4.32k employees to 4.35k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Closter, NJ, are Management Occupations (749 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (461 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (460 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Closter, 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

4.35k
2024 Value
± 411
0.672%
1 Year growth
± 13.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Closter, NJ grew at a rate of 0.672%, from 4.32k employees to 4.35k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Closter, NJ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (702 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (640 people), and Retail Trade (463 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Closter, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Closter, 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

$107,045
Median earning men ± $19,735
$57,386
Median earning women ± $11,369

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($216,625), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($169,531), and Information ($167,894).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($157,988), Public Administration ($135,815), and Wholesale Trade ($113,060).

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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 Closter, NJ was $871,300 in 2024, which is 2.62 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $820,100 to $871,300, a 6.24% increase. The homeownership rate in Closter, NJ is 81.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Closter, NJ have an average commute time of 33.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Closter, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$871,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$40,449
$2,162
Median Property Taxes
±$229

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

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

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Rent vs Own

81.5%
Homeownership
2024
63.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 81.5% of the housing units in Closter, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82%.

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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.
$190,469
Median Household Income
± $40,179
2.65k
Number of Households
± 261

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.65k households in Closter, NJ grew to $190,469 from the previous year's value of $187,500.

The following chart displays the households in Closter, 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 Closter, 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 (56.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (26.6%)
  3. Carpooled (7.57%)

In 2024, 56.4% of workers in Closter, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.6%) and those who carpooled to work (7.57%).

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

33.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Closter, NJ have a longer commute time (33.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.32% of the workforce in Closter, 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 Closter, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Closter, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.08% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Closter, NJ (689 out of 8.53k 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 Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Closter, NJ is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

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

97.3% of the population of Closter, NJ has health coverage, with 61.1% on employee plans, 9.58% on Medicaid, 11.6% on Medicare, 14.9% on non-group plans, and 0.152% 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, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.9% under 18 years, 13.8% between 18 and 34 years, 40.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.66%
Uninsured
61.1%
Employer Coverage
9.58%
Medicaid
11.6%
Medicare
14.9%
Non-Group
0.152%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Closter, NJ declined by 42.6% from 4.64% to 2.66%.

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