New Jersey · Census place 25770
Garfield city, NJ
Quick answer
Garfield city has 32,502 residents, ranking #28 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $75,701, the median home is worth $454,300 and median gross rent runs $1,612 a month.
- Population
- 32,502Garfield city residents
- Median household income
- $75,701Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $454,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,612Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 45.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Garfield city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Garfield city median would spend about 25.6% 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 6.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.2% of residents and 45.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in New Jersey.
- Fort Lee borough 39,818
- Atlantic City city 38,486
- Fair Lawn borough 35,153
- Long Branch city 32,184
- Westfield town 30,760
- Princeton 30,451
- Rahway city 29,748
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