Housing density: 2,476 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $231,294.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,602 (lower quartile is $1,278, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,780
Median gross rent in Montclair, NJ in 2022: $1,765
Housing units in Montclair with a mortgage: 5,183 (506 second mortgage, 854 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,478
In family households: 645,040 (104,343 male householders, 84,996 female householders)
113,673 spouses, 245,726 children (232,723 natural, 5,793 adopted, 7,210 stepchildren), 20,627 grandchildren, 15,422 brothers or sisters, 11,923 parents, foster children, 19,910 other relatives, 22,762 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 115,157 (42,135 male householders (33,262 living alone)), 52,238 female householders (45,266 living alone)), 20,784 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 23,772 (12,126 institutionalized population)
108,634 married couples with children.
65,899 single-parent households (10,059 men, 55,840 women).
84.6% of residents of Montclair speak English at home.
5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
7.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 4% don't speak English at all).
Foreign born population: 8,410 (20.1%)
(62.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Montclair, New Jersey
1,2831995 to March 2000
6671990 to 1994
8481985 to 1989
8161980 to 1984
5051975 to 1979
3241970 to 1974
4191965 to 1969
817Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Other: 15,203 (34.6%)
Irish: 5,339 (12.1%)
Italian: 3,948 (9.0%)
German: 3,604 (8.2%)
English: 2,975 (6.8%)
West Indian: 2,015 (4.6%)
Polish: 1,900 (4.3%)
Russian: 1,604 (3.6%)
United States: 967 (2.2%)
Scottish: 937 (2.1%)
French: 908 (2.1%)
Subsaharan African: 899 (2.0%)
Scotch-Irish: 504 (1.1%)
Dutch: 413 (0.9%)
Norwegian: 343 (0.8%)
Arab: 283 (0.6%)
Ukrainian: 278 (0.6%)
Hungarian: 275 (0.6%)
Swedish: 271 (0.6%)
Lithuanian: 237 (0.5%)
Swiss: 206 (0.5%)
Welsh: 180 (0.4%)
French Canadian: 165 (0.4%)
Czech: 139 (0.3%)
Greek: 137 (0.3%)
Slovak: 93 (0.2%)
Danish: 88 (0.2%)
Portuguese: 52 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Jamaica
Montclair:
12.6% (713)
New Jersey:
2.5% (36,443)
Haiti
Montclair:
5.4% (304)
New Jersey:
2.2% (31,963)
United Kingdom
Montclair:
5.2% (296)
New Jersey:
2.1% (30,355)
Germany
Montclair:
4.8% (270)
New Jersey:
2.3% (33,531)
Trinidad and Tobago
Montclair:
3.9% (224)
New Jersey:
0.9% (13,289)
Guyana
Montclair:
3.9% (222)
New Jersey:
1.2% (17,746)
Canada
Montclair:
3.9% (219)
New Jersey:
1.1% (16,333)
India
Montclair:
3.5% (201)
New Jersey:
8.1% (119,497)
Nigeria
Montclair:
2.9% (167)
New Jersey:
0.6% (8,389)
Dominican Republic
Montclair:
2.7% (153)
New Jersey:
6.2% (91,316)
Colombia
Montclair:
2.7% (152)
New Jersey:
4.7% (69,754)
Italy
Montclair:
2.3% (129)
New Jersey:
4.0% (58,395)
Ireland
Montclair:
2.3% (128)
New Jersey:
0.8% (12,082)
Russia
Montclair:
2.1% (122)
New Jersey:
1.4% (20,243)
Philippines
Montclair:
2.1% (122)
New Jersey:
4.7% (69,773)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Montclair:
1.8% (102)
New Jersey:
2.7% (40,092)
France
Montclair:
1.8% (100)
New Jersey:
0.5% (6,765)
Cuba
Montclair:
1.7% (94)
New Jersey:
3.7% (55,241)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 17,746
Other state: 15,080
Northeast: 9,379
Midwest: 1,670
South: 3,265
West: 766
59% of Montclair residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in New Jersey.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 30
Nursery to 4th grade: 62
5th and 6th grade: 74
7th and 8th grade: 144
9th grade: 94
10th grade: 157
11th grade: 168
12th grade, no diploma: 254
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,880
Less than 1 year of college: 395
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,090
Associate degree: 389
Bachelor's degree: 3,429
Master's degree: 2,161
Professional school degree: 1,020
Doctorate degree: 543
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 49
Nursery to 4th grade: 18
5th and 6th grade: 184
7th and 8th grade: 238
9th grade: 135
10th grade: 108
11th grade: 69
12th grade, no diploma: 343
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,413
Less than 1 year of college: 680
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,680
Associate degree: 707
Bachelor's degree: 4,629
Master's degree: 2,450
Professional school degree: 691
Doctorate degree: 368
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 7,358
One, attached: 298
Two: 2,082
3 or 4: 1,748
5 to 9: 1,178
10 to 19: 710
20 to 49: 959
50 or more: 1,269
Mobile homes: 5
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.2%