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Montclair, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $745,608 (it was $284,300 in 2000)
Montclair:

$745,608
New Jersey:

$428,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $515,162 - $1,023,201

Total population: 37,837 (All urban)

Houses: 15,607 (15,107 occupied: 8,574 owner occupied, 6,533 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

43%
State:

35%

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

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Montclair, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 760,197
  • 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)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.8
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Montclair, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Montclair, New Jersey
  • 23no bedroom
  • 3921 bedroom
  • 9852 bedrooms
  • 2,4353 bedrooms
  • 2,2384 bedrooms
  • 2,5015+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Montclair, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Montclair, New Jersey
  • 380no bedroom
  • 2,9091 bedroom
  • 2,2922 bedrooms
  • 6683 bedrooms
  • 1794 bedrooms
  • 1055+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Montclair in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Montclair in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 340no vehicle
  • 2,6201 vehicle
  • 4,1352 vehicles
  • 1,1853 vehicles
  • 2204 vehicles
  • 745+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Montclair in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Montclair in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,381no vehicle
  • 3,5131 vehicle
  • 1,4152 vehicles
  • 1863 vehicles
  • 174 vehicles
  • 215+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Montclair, New Jersey
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Montclair, New Jersey
  • 161 room
  • 752 rooms
  • 2383 rooms
  • 4544 rooms
  • 5805 rooms
  • 1,0486 rooms
  • 1,2787 rooms
  • 1,5188 rooms
  • 3,3679+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Montclair, New Jersey
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Montclair, New Jersey
  • 2921 room
  • 6132 rooms
  • 1,9063 rooms
  • 1,5754 rooms
  • 1,2245 rooms
  • 5316 rooms
  • 1797 rooms
  • 1018 rooms
  • 1129+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Montclair, NJ
Montclair CDP income, earnings, and wages data

  • Montclair, NJ household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Montclair, NJ in 2022
  • 42,186Less than $10,000
  • 42,848$10,000 to $19,999
  • 37,795$20,000 to $29,999
  • 37,438$30,000 to $39,999
  • 31,438$40,000 to $49,999
  • 30,656$50,000 to $59,999
  • 45,421$60,000 to $74,999
  • 58,840$75,000 to $99,999
  • 42,501$100,000 to $124,999
  • 31,583$125,000 to $149,999
  • 47,744$150,000 to $199,999
  • 87,077$200,000 or more
Work and jobs in Montclair: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Percentage of workers working in this county: 49.3%
Number of people working at home: 3,801 (15.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 525
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,345
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,774
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,964
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,258
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,101
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2,538
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 553
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 744
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,960
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 3,003
  • 90 or more minutes: 951

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 11,743 (58.8%)
  • Carpooled: 1,514 (7.6%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 2,551 (12.8%)
  • Subway or elevated: 67 (0.3%)
  • Railroad: 1,724 (8.6%)
  • Taxi: 59 (0.3%)
  • Motorcycle: 15 (0.1%)
  • Bicycle: 24 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 816 (4.1%)
  • Other means: 203 (1.0%)
  • Worked at home: 1,261 (6.3%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Races in Montclair detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Montclair, New Jersey
  • 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
Ancestries in Montclair, NJ <small>(Other ancestries excluded from the graph)</small>

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
Educational Attainment for Males

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
Educational Attainment for Females
Montclair marital status for males
Montclair marital status for females

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%
Year householders moved into residence in Montclair
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Montclair, NJ
  • 64.6%Utility gas
  • 31.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.7%Electricity
  • 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.2%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Coal or coke
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Montclair, NJ
  • 56.8%Utility gas
  • 26.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 12.9%Electricity
  • 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%Other fuel
  • 0.8%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 703
Here:

15.5%
New Jersey:

13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 443
Here:

22.2%
New Jersey:

13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 728
Here:

37.6%
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 Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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