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Garfield, NJ population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Garfield, New Jersey (Garfield, NJ — Census place “Garfield city”) is 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. Looking for the Garfield New Jersey ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Garfield, NJ: 07026.
- 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
Garfield ZIP codes (New Jersey)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Garfield.
The Garfield NJ ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
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
Garfield city, NJ in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Garfield city is a small city in New Jersey, with 32,502 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #28 of 700 ranked by population — larger than 96% of them. The median age here is 39 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Garfield city earn a median of $75,701 a year, 3.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 29% below the $106,926 median for the 543 New Jersey cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 14.2% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Garfield city is valued at $454,300, 49.7% above the national figure and 10% above the $412,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,612 a month, 14.7% above the national figure, or roughly $19,344 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 25.6% 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 6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 45.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in New Jersey.
- Long Branch city 32,184
- Fair Lawn borough 35,153
- Westfield town 30,760
- Atlantic City city 38,486
- Princeton 30,451
- Fort Lee borough 39,818
- Rahway city 29,748
- Kearny town 40,570
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Garfield city?
- Garfield city has 32,502 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #28 of 700 in New Jersey.
- What is the median household income in Garfield city?
- Median household income in Garfield city is $75,701 a year, 3.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Garfield city?
- Median gross rent is $1,612 a month and the median home value is $454,300, so rent absorbs about 25.6% of median household income.
- Is Garfield city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Garfield city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 25.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Garfield city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.