What is the population of Clifton city?

Clifton city has 89,247 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #7 of 700 in New Jersey.

What is the median household income in Clifton city?

Median household income in Clifton city is $99,003 a year, 26.1% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Clifton city?

Median gross rent is $1,658 a month and the median home value is $444,300, so rent absorbs about 20.1% of median household income.

Is Clifton city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Clifton city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Clifton, NJ population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Clifton, New Jersey (Clifton, NJ — Census place “Clifton city”) is 89,247 residents, ranking #7 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $99,003, the median home is worth $444,300 and median gross rent runs $1,658 a month. Looking for the Clifton New Jersey ZIP code list? 4 ZIP codes serve Clifton, NJ: 07011, 07012, 07013, 07014.

Population: 89,247Clifton city residents
Median household income: $99,003Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $444,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,658Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 41.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 58.7%Owner-occupied households

Clifton ZIP codes (New Jersey)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Clifton.

The Clifton NJ ZIP code list below covers 4 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Clifton city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Clifton city median would spend about 20.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.4% of residents and 58.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Clifton city, NJ in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Clifton city is a small city in New Jersey, with 89,247 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #7 of 700 ranked by population — larger than 99% of them. The median age here is 41.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Clifton city earn a median of $99,003 a year, 26.1% above the national figure of $78,538 and 7% below the $106,926 median for the 543 New Jersey cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 7.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Clifton city is valued at $444,300, 46.4% above the national figure and 8% above the $412,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,658 a month, 17.9% above the national figure, or roughly $19,896 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 58.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Clifton city?: Clifton city has 89,247 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #7 of 700 in New Jersey.
What is the median household income in Clifton city?: Median household income in Clifton city is $99,003 a year, 26.1% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Clifton city?: Median gross rent is $1,658 a month and the median home value is $444,300, so rent absorbs about 20.1% of median household income.
Is Clifton city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Clifton city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Clifton city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.