Housing density: 3,666 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: $1,420 (lower quartile is $1,196, upper quartile is $1,868)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,406
Median gross rent in Bloomfield, NJ in 2022: $1,565
Housing units in Bloomfield with a mortgage: 5,267 (464 second mortgage, 619 home equity loan, 47 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,203
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).
69.5% of residents of Bloomfield speak English at home.
13.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
10.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
5.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
Foreign born population: 16,130 (31.6%)
(62.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Bloomfield, New Jersey
2,1081995 to March 2000
2,1021990 to 1994
1,7041985 to 1989
1,2711980 to 1984
8141975 to 1979
1,0001970 to 1974
6341965 to 1969
1,259Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Other: 16,251 (29.8%)
Italian: 12,590 (23.1%)
Irish: 6,616 (12.1%)
German: 4,865 (8.9%)
Polish: 3,315 (6.1%)
English: 1,982 (3.6%)
West Indian: 1,069 (2.0%)
Russian: 939 (1.7%)
United States: 790 (1.4%)
Scottish: 745 (1.4%)
French: 663 (1.2%)
Arab: 620 (1.1%)
Subsaharan African: 496 (0.9%)
Scotch-Irish: 467 (0.9%)
Hungarian: 401 (0.7%)
Greek: 380 (0.7%)
Portuguese: 368 (0.7%)
Dutch: 306 (0.6%)
Lithuanian: 280 (0.5%)
Ukrainian: 225 (0.4%)
Swedish: 198 (0.4%)
Czech: 184 (0.3%)
Slovak: 166 (0.3%)
Welsh: 160 (0.3%)
Swiss: 123 (0.2%)
Danish: 120 (0.2%)
French Canadian: 112 (0.2%)
Norwegian: 77 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Philippines
Bloomfield:
11.7% (1,269)
New Jersey:
4.7% (69,773)
Italy
Bloomfield:
8.0% (868)
New Jersey:
4.0% (58,395)
India
Bloomfield:
7.8% (854)
New Jersey:
8.1% (119,497)
Guyana
Bloomfield:
5.7% (626)
New Jersey:
1.2% (17,746)
Peru
Bloomfield:
4.2% (455)
New Jersey:
3.1% (45,151)
Ecuador
Bloomfield:
3.8% (411)
New Jersey:
3.6% (53,482)
Poland
Bloomfield:
3.6% (388)
New Jersey:
3.8% (55,466)
Dominican Republic
Bloomfield:
3.1% (333)
New Jersey:
6.2% (91,316)
Jamaica
Bloomfield:
2.9% (313)
New Jersey:
2.5% (36,443)
Colombia
Bloomfield:
2.8% (308)
New Jersey:
4.7% (69,754)
Costa Rica
Bloomfield:
2.8% (300)
New Jersey:
0.8% (12,383)
Haiti
Bloomfield:
2.2% (237)
New Jersey:
2.2% (31,963)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Bloomfield:
2.1% (233)
New Jersey:
2.7% (40,092)
Cuba
Bloomfield:
1.9% (209)
New Jersey:
3.7% (55,241)
Germany
Bloomfield:
1.9% (207)
New Jersey:
2.3% (33,531)
United Kingdom
Bloomfield:
1.9% (203)
New Jersey:
2.1% (30,355)
Russia
Bloomfield:
1.7% (188)
New Jersey:
1.4% (20,243)
Other Eastern Europe
Bloomfield:
1.6% (174)
New Jersey:
1.2% (17,647)
Mexico
Bloomfield:
1.6% (169)
New Jersey:
4.6% (67,667)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 27,146
Other state: 8,461
Northeast: 6,048
Midwest: 632
South: 1,398
West: 383
61% of Bloomfield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in New Jersey.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 201
Nursery to 4th grade: 32
5th and 6th grade: 264
7th and 8th grade: 352
9th grade: 293
10th grade: 391
11th grade: 320
12th grade, no diploma: 582
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,401
Less than 1 year of college: 727
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,058
Associate degree: 736
Bachelor's degree: 3,560
Master's degree: 1,082
Professional school degree: 443
Doctorate degree: 182
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 223
Nursery to 4th grade: 78
5th and 6th grade: 282
7th and 8th grade: 624
9th grade: 298
10th grade: 458
11th grade: 467
12th grade, no diploma: 693
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,871
Less than 1 year of college: 1,092
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,785
Associate degree: 728
Bachelor's degree: 3,812
Master's degree: 1,147
Professional school degree: 393
Doctorate degree: 98
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 7,913
One, attached: 510
Two: 3,793
3 or 4: 3,120
5 to 9: 621
10 to 19: 1,020
20 to 49: 1,284
50 or more: 1,237
Mobile homes: 10
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.5%