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Total population: 78,573 (All urban)

Clifton, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 31,060 (30,244 occupied: 18,410 owner occupied, 11,834 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  39%
State:  34%

Housing density: 2750 houses/condos per square mile


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $420,316.


Median contract rent in 2007: $949 (lower quartile is $752, upper quartile is $1,150)


Housing units in Clifton with a mortgage: 7,964 (815 second mortgage, 916 home equity loan, 48 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,825





Clifton,NJ index of house prices



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $389,200 (it was $183,600 in 2000)
Clifton:  $389,200
New Jersey:  $372,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $321,200 - $481,700

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $423,770
Here:  $423,770
State:  $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $401,548
Here:  $401,548
State:  $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $423,376
Here:  $423,376
State:  $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $403,552
Here:  $403,552
State:  $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $266,206
Here:  $266,206
State:  $309,003

Median year house/condo built: 1951

Median year apartment built: 1943

Household type by relationship

Households: 78,284
  • In family households: 66,914 (15,110 male householders, 5,325 female householders)
    15,887 spouses, 23,440 children (22,497 natural, 394 adopted, 549 stepchildren), 1,024 grandchildren, 1,110 brothers or sisters, 1,461 parents, 2,295 other relatives, 1,262 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 11,370 (4,074 male householders (3,224 living alone)), 5,733 female householders (5,229 living alone)), 1,563 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 388 (245 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,900 2-persons, 4,781 3-persons, 4,340 4-persons, 2,121 5-persons, 888 6-persons, 405 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,453 1-person, 1,177 2-persons, 130 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

12,732 married couples with children.
2,808 single-parent households (679 men, 2,129 women).

56.9% of residents of Clifton speak English at home.
18.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
18.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.2% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 22,992 (29.2%)
(50.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.1
State:  6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  3.9
State:  3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Clifton, New Jersey:
  • 1 room: 15
  • 2 rooms: 112
  • 3 rooms: 514
  • 4 rooms: 1,485
  • 5 rooms: 3,841
  • 6 rooms: 5,389
  • 7 rooms: 3,538
  • 8 rooms: 2,120
  • 9 or more rooms: 1,396



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clifton, New Jersey:
  • 1 room: 624
  • 2 rooms: 901
  • 3 rooms: 3,184
  • 4 rooms: 3,314
  • 5 rooms: 2,432
  • 6 rooms: 1,025
  • 7 rooms: 198
  • 8 rooms: 107
  • 9 or more rooms: 49



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 47
  • 1995 to 1998: 366
  • 1990 to 1994: 428
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,614
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,636
  • 1960 to 1969: 3,849
  • 1950 to 1959: 7,974
  • 1940 to 1949: 6,537
  • 1939 or earlier: 8,609


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Clifton:
  • no bedroom: 21
  • 1 bedroom: 794
  • 2 bedrooms: 4,608
  • 3 bedrooms: 8,873
  • 4 bedrooms: 3,531
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 583



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clifton:
  • no bedroom: 743
  • 1 bedroom: 4,046
  • 2 bedrooms: 5,154
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,659
  • 4 bedrooms: 203
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 29



Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders



Cars and other vehicles available in Clifton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 1,326
  • 1 vehicle: 5,787
  • 2 vehicles: 7,734
  • 3 vehicles: 2,549
  • 4 vehicles: 798
  • 5 or more vehicles: 216



Cars and other vehicles available in Clifton in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 2,054
  • 1 vehicle: 5,888
  • 2 vehicles: 3,233
  • 3 vehicles: 529
  • 4 vehicles: 86
  • 5 or more vehicles: 44


Clifton, NJ house values


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Clifton, NJ:

  • Less than $10,000: 0
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 0
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 7
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 13
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 8
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 7
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 0
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 11
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 9
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 16
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 7
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 17
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 18
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 449
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 1679
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 3848
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 3070
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 2550
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 1139
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 673
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 194
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 47
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 17
  • $1,000,000 or more: 10
 


Clifton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Clifton:

  • Less than $100: 63 people
  • $100 to $149: 34
  • $150 to $199: 40
  • $200 to $249: 53
  • $250 to $299: 86
  • $300 to $349: 96
  • $350 to $399: 69
  • $400 to $449: 173
  • $450 to $499: 187
  • $500 to $549: 232
  • $550 to $599: 369
  • $600 to $649: 298
  • $650 to $699: 407
  • $700 to $749: 483
  • $750 to $799: 374
  • $800 to $899: 1,667
  • $900 to $999: 1,691
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 3,257
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 772
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 463
  • $2,000 or more: 109
  • No cash rent: 395
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 4,076
  • 1990 to 1994: 4,323
  • 1985 to 1989: 3,853
  • 1980 to 1984: 3,075
  • 1975 to 1979: 1,583
  • 1970 to 1974: 1,942
  • 1970 to 1974: 1,184
  • 1965 to 1969: 2,956

Clifton, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 42.5%
Number of people working at home: 740 (2.0% of all workers)


Clifton travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 910
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 3336
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 5734
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 6369
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 5714
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 2172
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 4946
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 891
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1023
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2192
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1805
  • 90 or more minutes: 736
 


Clifton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 28,286 (77%)
  • Carpooled: 4,096 (11%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 1,914 (5%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 8 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 56 (0%)
  • Railroad: 405 (1%)
  • Taxi: 13 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 24 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 26 (0%)
  • Walked: 765 (2%)
  • Other means: 235 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 740 (2%)
 


Clifton, NJ household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 1820
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 1691
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 1783
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 1603
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 1590
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 1627
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 1684
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 1696
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 1423
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 2911
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 3281
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 4280
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 2485
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 998
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 850
  • $200,000 or more: 520
 


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 21855
 Italian: 13492
 Polish: 9635
 Irish: 4817
 German: 4128
 Arab:: 2319
 United States or American: 1947
 Russian: 1629
 Ukrainian: 1575
 English: 1209
 Dutch: 1181
 Hungarian: 979
 Slovak: 858
 Syrian: 850
 Turkish: 835
 Arab/Arabic: 654
 Greek: 612
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 573
 Scottish: 569
 Austrian: 497
 French (except Basque): 411
 Jamaican: 324
 Scotch-Irish: 311
 Macedonian: 292
 Palestinian: 276
 Yugoslavian: 259
 Portuguese: 233
 Egyptian: 221
 Croatian: 172
 Swedish: 164
 Czechoslovakian: 159
 French Canadian: 159
 British: 155
 Czech: 150
 Romanian: 146
 Armenian: 138
 Albanian: 138
 European: 133
 Lithuanian: 133
 Jordanian: 132
 Serbian: 132
 Lebanese: 122
 Subsaharan African:: 112
 Welsh: 90
 Haitian: 79
 Brazilian: 77
 African: 72
 Slavic: 66
 Eastern European: 64
 Swiss: 60
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 59
 Iranian: 57
 Other Arab: 53
 Danish: 44
 West Indian: 44
 Norwegian: 43
 Canadian: 41
 Afghan: 40
 Israeli: 40
 Guyanese: 35
 Finnish: 30
 Nigerian: 29
 Basque: 27
 Belgian: 19
 Barbadian: 17
 British West Indian: 15
 Scandinavian: 15
 Estonian: 14
 Maltese: 13
 Bermudan: 13
 Pennsylvania German: 12
 South African: 11
 Moroccan: 11
 Cypriot: 11
 Belizean: 11
 Bulgarian: 10
 Celtic: 10
 Icelander: 10
 Australian: 9
 Carpatho Rusyn: 7
 Bahamian: 7
 Latvian: 6
 Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 5
 Other West Indian: 4




Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Poland (18%)
  • Peru (9%)
  • India (8%)
  • Dominican Republic (7%)
  • Colombia (6%)
  • Mexico (4%)
  • Italy (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 43891
  • Northeast: 7616
  • Midwest: 717
  • South: 1302
  • West: 361

64% of Clifton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 269
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 188
  • 5th and 6th grade: 481
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,197
  • 9th grade: 579
  • 10th grade: 814
  • 11th grade: 549
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,172
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,049
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,345
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,272
  • Associate degree: 1,178
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,413
  • Master's degree: 1,485
  • Professional school degree: 631
  • Doctorate degree: 207


Educational Attainment for Males


Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 419
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 257
  • 5th and 6th grade: 664
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,432
  • 9th grade: 784
  • 10th grade: 862
  • 11th grade: 856
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,424
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 10,364
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,694
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,308
  • Associate degree: 1,403
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,541
  • Master's degree: 1,287
  • Professional school degree: 494
  • Doctorate degree: 112


Educational Attainment for Females




Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.6%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 8.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 4.4%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.3%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 6.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 6.5%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 11.2%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.3%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $52,288
  • Black householders: $71,250
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $43,454
  • Asian householders: $87,075
  • Some other race householders: $51,211
  • Two or more races householders: $106,622
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $52,286

Clifton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Clifton household income for Black householders

Clifton household income for Asian householders

Clifton household income for Some other race householders

Clifton household income for Two or more races householders

Clifton household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Clifton marital status for males

Clifton marital status for females


Median 2007 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $387,292
  • Black or African American householders: $350,407
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $243,779
  • Asian householders: $394,923
  • Some other race householders: $342,563
  • Two or more races householders: $392,379
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $356,554

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 14,409
  • One, attached: 971
  • Two: 8,486
  • 3 or 4: 2,731
  • 5 to 9: 1,397
  • 10 to 19: 1,047
  • 20 to 49: 502
  • 50 or more: 1,473
  • Mobile homes: 36
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $46,434


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Clifton:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (80%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
  • Electricity (2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Utility gas (68%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
  • Electricity (7%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,432
Here:  18.7%
New Jersey:  13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 348
Here:  9.0%
New Jersey:  13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,236
Here:  31.8%
New Jersey:  30.1%



School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students



School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students



Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

 

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