Garfield (New Jersey)

Bergen County

34-25770

Garfield is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2000 census, a total population of 29,786 was registered.

Geography

The geographic coordinates of the city are 40 ° 52'47 "North and 74 ° 6'29 " West.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.7 km ², of which 5.5 km ² land and 0.2 km ² (2.74 %) is water.

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there are 29,786 people, 11,250 households, and 7,425 families residing in the city. The population density is 5399.3 persons per km ². 82.11 % of the population are White, 2.98% African American, 0.33 % Native American, 2.69 % Asian, 0.01 % Pacific Islander, 8.10 % from other races, and 3.79% mixed race. 20.11 % are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 11,250 households 30.5% have children under 18 years. 46.5 % are married couples living together, 13.8% are single mothers, 34.0% are non-families, 27.4 % consist of single-person households and 12.2% in people older than 65, the average household size is 2, 64, the average family size is 3.26.

22.4 % of the population are under 18 years old, 9.6 % from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 20.8% between 45 and 64, 14.1% older than 65 is the average age 36 years. The ratio of women to men is 100:95,0, for people older than 18 years, the ratio 100:92,0.

The median household income is $ 42,748, and the median income for a family $ 51,654. Males have a median income of $ 35,987, women $ 26,896. The per capita income for the city is $ 19,530. 7.8 % of the population and 6.4 % of families are below the poverty line, including 9.1% of children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 8.1 % of people older than 65

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Al Blozis (1919-1945), American football player

City's Englewood | Garfield | Hackensack

Boroughs: Allendale | Alpine | Bergenfield | Bogota | Carlstadt | Cliffside Park | Closter | Cresskill | Demarest | Dumont | East Rutherford | Edgewater | Elmwood Park | Emerson | Englewood Cliffs | Fair Lawn | Fairview | Fort Lee | Franklin Lakes | Glen Rock | Harrington Park | Hasbrouck Heights | Haworth | Hillsdale | Ho Ho Kus | Leonia | Little Ferry | Lodi | Maywood | Midland Park | Montvale | Moonachie | New Milford | North Arlington | Northvale | Norwood | Oakland | Old Tappan | Oradell | Palisades Park | Paramus | Park Ridge | Ramsey | Ridgefield | River Edge | Rockleigh | Rutherford | Saddle River | Tenafly | Teterboro | Upper Saddle River | Waldwick | Wallington | Westwood | Wood Ridge | Woodcliff Lake

Villages: Ridgefield Park | Ridgewood

Townships: Lyndhurst | Mahwah | River Vale | Rochelle Park | Saddle Brook | South Hackensack Township | Teaneck | Washington Township | Wyckoff Township

  • Location in New Jersey
  • Place in North America
  • Bergen County
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